Living on Love 2015 - Articles Page 1.8
Run Time:
Two hours and 15 minutes, with one intermission
Two hours and 15 minutes, with one intermission
Ages: 5+
Opened: April 20, 2015Closing: May 03, 2015
Living on Love - 2015 - Broadway History , Info & More
Longacre Theatre (Broadway)
220 West 48th Street New York, NY
World-renowned soprano Renee Fleming takes to the stage as celebrated diva Raquel De Angelis. When Vito, her larger-than-life maestro husband, becomes enamored with the lovely young lady hired to ghostwrite his largely fictional autobiography, Raquel retaliates by hiring her own handsome, young scribe to chronicle her life as an opera star. Sparks fly, silverware is thrown, and romance blossoms in the most unexpected ways in this brand new hilarious comedy.
This production, which also starred Ms. Fleming and was directed by Ms. Marshall, was first produced and presented in July 2014 in Williamstown Massachusetts by the Williamstown Theatre Festival (Jenny Gersten, Artistic Director) by special arrangement with Scott Landis, Philip Morgaman, Bob Bartner, Roger Berlind, Just For Laughs Theatricals, Glass Half Full Productions, and TNT DynaMite Productions.
Living on Love - 2015 - Broadway Cast
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Fleming is high note of thin 'Living'
6 / 10
How do you deliver a pitch-perfect performance when the writer keeps giving you flat notes? This is the conundrum faced by the cast of Living On Love (**½ out of four), the flimsy new comedy that marks the Broadway debut of opera star Renée Fleming...Playwright Joe DiPietro...provides a few sharper lines, but not enough to sustain nearly two hours of dialogue. Still, director Kathleen Marshall...keeps the pace brisk, and her actors are infectiously game. Fleming, in particular, plays her part with obvious relish, and reveals a real flair for screwball repartee. The soprano uses her earthy speaking voice to great effect -- lowering it when Raquel is trying to reprimand or seduce, then offering higher, brighter tones to affect delight or indignation. On occasion, Raquel will regale us with a brief excerpt from a classic aria, allowing Fleming to show off her enduring prowess.
'Living on Love' review: Opera star Renee Fleming makes Broadway debut in the role of a diva
4 / 10
Mixed-up romantic couples and larger-than-life eccentrics are meant to ignite bright comic fireworks. But too many lame jokes and broad-as-a-barn performances extinguish any chance of that, in a production directed by Kathleen Marshall. I laughed twice. One good moment came from Fleming, who's not half bad in her Broadway debut. 'How much longer can I play the young virgin?' middle-aged Raquel asks. 'Ten, twenty years?'...That's not much for two hours at Broadway prices. But at this point, there's nothing anyone can do about it.
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Living on Love FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What productions of Living on Love have there been?
Living on Love has had 1 productions including Broadway which opened in 2015.
What awards has Living on Love been nominated for?
Living on Love has been nominated for the Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for Renee Fleming and Douglas Sills.
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