What a great season for plays again!!! Thought this was dead in the water after Steppenwolf, happy that this has been resurrected and will land on a Broadway next spring! The Inheritance, Virginia Woolf, Take Me Out, Tea At Five, and possibly The Lehman Trilogy!
glad to see its happening. Rudin wanted to replace the Steppenwolf cast and Letts refused so Rudin walked, will be interesting to see who is still in the show, also when was the last time a living playwright got produced twice in one season on Broadway? (remember he alkso has Linda Vista happening in the fall)
Catch me running to The Cort to get my ticket as a TGIF/treat yourself/you just got two jobs present tomorrow. What an incredible cast! And I didn't get to see Armie Hammer the last time he was on Broadway so I'm super excited about this!
LightsOut90 said: "glad to see its happening. Rudin wanted to replace the Steppenwolf cast and Letts refused so Rudin walked, will be interesting to see who is still in the show, also when was the last time a living playwright got produced twice in one season on Broadway? (remember he alkso has Linda Vista happening in the fall)"
Lett's is going to star in it?! I thought he said he wasn't interested in acting in something he's written. The rest of the cast sounds fantastic too. This is going to be an unmissable event.
What a cast! I saw the play at Steppenwolf and it’s a trip. I actually expect mixed reviews for the play itself, but the performances will be stellar. It’s a true ensemble piece, and I’m thrilled to see some of that cast here. Letts will be haunting in what I assume will be the role of the mayor. Barford and Chamberlain’s reprised performances will be standouts. (Barford could conceivably be a two-time nominee come awards season). I assume Jessie Mueller is playing the secretary, which is a fairly small but memorable role. Should be a fun night of theater!
Kinda sad that a couple of the Chicago actors got replaced with bigger names (I'm assuming the ones that are Steppenwolf ensemble members, like Petersen, Anderson, and Meredith were offered the transfer but turned it down). That's showbiz, I guess.
kade.ivy said: "What a cast! I saw the play at Steppenwolf and it’s a trip."
Since you've seen the play, is there something (review, synopsis, etc.) that you could recommend reading to give a better idea of what the play is about while avoiding spoilers?
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#18 Posted: 11/7/19 at 4:58pm
markypoo said: "Is the Cort still considered a death house?"
FISH IN THE DARK is the only show to recoup at the Cort since FENCES in 2010 (though a few others have come close).
This cast is nice for avid theatre fans, but nobody in it is selling tickets to the masses. That's the bigger issue than the location (and balcony) of the Cort Theatre.
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Broadway Legend joined:2/11/14
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#19 Posted: 11/7/19 at 5:29pm
The Cort actually has one of the more decent balconies on Broadway, in my opinion.
And yep, aside from Armie Hammer most of these names won’t sell tickets to anyone outside of the theater community.
VintageSnarker said: "kade.ivy said: "What a cast! I saw the play at Steppenwolf and it’s a trip."
Since you've seen the play, is there something (review, synopsis, etc.) that you could recommend reading to give a better idea of what the play is about while avoiding spoilers?"
I don't think this NPR review/writeup is very spoilerish.
JBC3 said: "VintageSnarker said: "kade.ivy said: "What a cast! I saw the play at Steppenwolf and it’s a trip."
Since you've seen the play, is there something (review, synopsis, etc.) that you could recommend reading to give a better idea of what the play is about while avoiding spoilers?"
I don't think this NPR review/writeup is very spoilerish.
Straight White Men had lots of negative buzz though. Letts is a Pulitzer Prize winner with a lot more acclaim to his name, so Hammer is in a better vehicle from the beginning this time.
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