While I found it brilliant, it's a hard play to LIKE.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
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Dolly80 said: "Wow, if it doesn’t win Best Play, this will be mighty awkward."
Not necessarily awkward. Awards aren't the be-all-end-all for which shows should/could/will get return engagements. Especially in a year like this.
I'm sure the producers feel that it has a better chance this time around for a variety of reasons - whether they're right or not, is a different question.
I also think that Jordan may feel that, as the owner of the only theatre the name of which celebrates a black theatrical figure, it is appropriate to make the venue available for those following in Wilson's footsteps if not legacy.
I LOVED this play by the way.. but it feels like it’s return is based on the Best Play win… which is risky. I think The Inheritance should win personally. I’m very sad it didn’t have the impact in MYC it did in London
Thought it was unpolished and incredibly shallow on the issues it tried desperately to (but unable to adequately) address despite the raves it got. Still good to see a commercial play resume performances in this day and age. The Sound Inside was easily the best play out of all the nominees, nothing profusely melodramatic nor intellectually condescending. The great performances elevated the already stellar script.
I loved this play and this production on Broadway but what sense could this possibly make? Didn't this already lose quite a bit of money? Without some kind of major star... why would anyone think they could attract a larger audience... particularly in a post-Covid environment?
KJisgroovy said: "I loved this play and this production on Broadway but what sense could this possibly make? Didn't this already lose quite a bit of money? Without some kind of major star... why would anyone think they could attract a larger audience... particularly in a post-Covid environment?"
I have a feeling it is to film it, much like the reason Waitress came back.
Dancingthrulife2 said: "Thought it was unpolished and incredibly shallow on the issues it tried desperately to (but unable to adequately) address despite the raves it got. Still good to see a commercial play resume performances in this day and age. The Sound Inside was easily the best play out of all the nominees, nothing profusely melodramatic nor intellectually condescending. The great performances elevated the already stellar script."
Yeah, not sure about the demand for this. The grosses were low and the show was heavily comped. It limped along through its “extension.” I really liked this play but it definitely felt like his senior thesis. The issues touched on were done in a very heavy handed yet superficial way. The show was provocative, well cast and well-designed which elevated the text.
I think Harris is more interested in being a celebrity than a writer.
"The sexual energy between the mother and son really concerns me!"-random woman behind me at Next to Normal
"I want to meet him after and bang him!"-random woman who exposed her breasts at Rock of Ages, referring to James Carpinello