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NANTUCKET SLEIGH RIDE Previews
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NANTUCKET SLEIGH RIDE Previews#1
Posted: 2/22/19 at 2:04pm

Nantucket Sleigh Ride, a play by John Guare, starring John Larroquette and directed by Jerry Zaks, started previews at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre at Lincoln Center on Thursday, February 21, 2019.  Opening night is Monday, March 18, 2019.

So who's going?

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NANTUCKET SLEIGH RIDE Previews#2
Posted: 2/22/19 at 2:48pm

Have tickets for the LincTix party night on 3/5 - members are limited to one party night per season now.

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NANTUCKET SLEIGH RIDE Previews#3
Posted: 2/22/19 at 5:32pm

Does anyone know the running time?

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NANTUCKET SLEIGH RIDE Previews#4
Posted: 2/25/19 at 12:41am
Did anyone see this over the weekend? Looking forward to hearing about this show.
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NANTUCKET SLEIGH RIDE Previews#5
Posted: 3/8/19 at 9:33am
Anyone?
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NANTUCKET SLEIGH RIDE Previews#6
Posted: 3/8/19 at 11:36am

I saw this last week and wasn't a huge fan of it. I love John Guare, but this was a very safe and very standard play. Strong performance from Will Swenson, even though his character isn't needed in the play at all. 

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NANTUCKET SLEIGH RIDE Previews#7
Posted: 3/8/19 at 3:51pm

It was alright. John was very charming. The stuff with the children was... strange. Sounds like they have cut A LOT. It was about 1 hour, 45 minutes with intermission on Tuesday, and I hope they cut that!

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NANTUCKET SLEIGH RIDE Previews#8
Posted: 3/8/19 at 3:58pm

Largely agree. A fun couple of hours, but adds up to nothing. Worth it if you have nothing better to do and get a cheap ticket.

Always happy to watch Douglas Sills, and he has fun with the couple of minor characters he gets.

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NANTUCKET SLEIGH RIDE Previews#9
Posted: 3/13/19 at 9:54am

Pretty dire overall -- a flabby play about annoying characters, I found it impossible to be even remotely interested at all.  They'll just put anything on that stage, it seems.

Mileage will vary, I guess.  But if you do decide to subject yourself to this thing, be sure to get seats as close to the center as you can.  Avoid the side sections -- Jerry Zaks' habit of lining his characters up in a straight line across the stage makes for way too many uncomfortable moments where you can only see the back of one actor blocking everybody else.

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NANTUCKET SLEIGH RIDE Previews#10
Posted: 3/13/19 at 6:13pm

How was the nude scene handled?



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