Greater Clements

[Susanswerphone]

I haven't seen any reviews on here. Has anyone seen it? Love Judith Ivey and liked The Whale. I'm curious. Any opinions appreciated!

[mar6411]

https://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.php?thread=1120055#

 

[BIG BALONEY]

I saw it and wondered why it's 3 1/2 hours long. Two intermissions and I'll let the paid critics have their say.

[Susanswerphone]

mar6411 said: "https://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.php?thread=1120055#

Thank you for pointing it out. I'm going to see it.

 

[Anshel2]

I saw it this weekend and really loved it.  My favorite show this weekend out of the four I saw.  Didn't feel like over 3 hours, but I do think the entire last scene is unnecessary.  Could've shaved 10 minutes off the time by ending it with the scene in the mine.

[Susanswerphone]

Anshel2 said: "I saw it this weekend and really loved it. My favorite show this weekend out of the four I saw. Didn't feel like over 3 hours, but I do think the entire last scene is unnecessary. Could've shaved 10 minutes off the time by ending it with the scene in the mine."

Top of the list of what I saw this weekend as well. Edmund Donovan and Nina Hellman are wonderful! It does fly by, though it could be leaner and a better story without the final scene and a couple of thinly portrayed characters..

 

[SmoothLover]

The two leads were good but the staging was frustrating and the play could have been cut.

[AC126748]

I saw the play yesterday afternoon and found it to be one of the most satisfying experiences I’ve had in a while. The three hours flew by. Judith Ivey is extraordinary in the leading role — that’s a word I don’t toss around lightly — and Edmund Donovan is very good as well.

I thought the final twenty minutes were devastating.

The staging is problematic as, no matter where you sit, your view will be obstructed at some point. I was initially seated in the center section and was smack in front of one of the structural columns. I moved to the front row of the house left section at the first intermission, which was much better. Unlike most productions at the Newhouse, I would say the sides are much more desirable than the center here.