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#Neurosis & #RRRED on @show_score #frontmezzjunkies reviews: #NeurosisMusical @neurosisthemusical and #RRREDtheMusical @rrredthemusical at #DR2theatre #offbroadway #newmusical http://frontmezzjunkies.com/2018/09/03/neurosis-and-r-r-r-e-d/ 🎭 tw: frontmezzjunkie IG/tumblr/FB: @Frontmezzjunkies #outercriticscircle (at The Daryl Roth Theatres) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnVz3mXgMgA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=12yn68z8w9hip

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NEW YORK - Still at the Darryl Roth TheatreI am going to say something I have never said in a review.Ditch the first act.Or at least pare it down to a few freeze-frame scenes. Include the last bit, as that was a treat.Here is how this shakes out. The first scene with Helen (Jayne Atkinson) and Mark (Tim Daly) is a struggle to watch because it is a boring hotel lounge conversation that two people might have if they were former lovers who still had an itch for one another after 30 years. “How is your work?” “Tell me about your children.” “Are you … um… seeing anyone?” The painfully self-conscious moments that we have all had. On stage, however, they need a little extra something – an intention, a distraction, a something or other – or else the scene pretty much flatlines. Kind of like this first act did.The SECOND scene, however, lets the horse out of the barn, and they head out for parts unknown. This scene, in Mark’s hotel room, where you-know-what has taken place, blows the lid off the story. Lia Romeo does not let us sit on our laurels and watch the story we expect. Oh no. She leads us down the primrose path and pulls the proverbial rug out from under us. Coincidentally, she does the same thing to Mark and Helen. That is called excellent writing, and it is delicious to watch as well as to experience.In this second scene, these two actors have a chance to use their chops and sink their teeth into a convoluted and meaty storyline. It is chock-a-block full of hairpin turns, surprises, and emotional danger. That these two characters love one another is a given. The philosophies that guide each of their lives, however, are, as the saying goes, “Complicated.” The question becomes not just how to love someone – they have that handled – but how to love someone who does not toe the line that YOU know is the right one.Romeo raises the question with no agenda—a brilliant move. Rather than answering it, she leaves these two characters on the brink of a decision and leaves us to sort it out for ourselves. The end.Indeed. This scene is relevant and personal to everyone in the audience. In this time of political divisiveness, many of us – myself included – have ended contact with people who support whatever the Hell is going on in the Republican Party and believe that we are not complicit in the lack of communication. Romeo gives us a gentle nudge to remind us that we are. We, too, have thrown the baby out with the bathwater. Ouch.Like I said, it is a terrific second scene. If we didn’t have to sit through the first one, it would be even better.STILL by Lia Romeo. Directed by Adrienne Campbell-HoltWITH Jayne Atkinson and Tim DalySTILL features scenic design by Alexander Woodward; costume design by Barbara A. Bell; lighting design by Reza Behjat; sound design by Hidenori Nakajo; and production stage manager Caren Celine Morris.STILL through – May 23, 2024, with an official press opening on April 18 at Darryl Roth Theatre (103 East 15th Street), just off Union Square. After Opening, the performance schedule is Tuesdays-Fridays at 7 pm, Saturdays at 8 pm, and Wednesday matinees at 1 pm. The running time is approximately 75 minutes.Tickets begin at $26 and are on sale now at www.telecharge.com and 212-239-6200. Ten $10 tickets will be available for each performance in April while supplies last. Student and Artist Tickets are available for a discount in person at the box office only with a valid ID.Still at the Darryl Roth TheatreDaryl Roth Theatre101 East 15th StreetNew York, NY 10003Phone: [phone]Readers may also enjoy our reviews of Las Borinqueñas at the Ensemble Studio Theatre, Sally and Tom at the Public Theater, Lempicka at the Longacre Theatre, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, Suffs, The Two Hander, Gun and Powder: The Legend of the Sisters Clarke, To Whom Should I Complain, Address Unknown at the Town Hall, The Moth Project, and The Who’s Tommy.https://youtu.be/G4hD3YGT8tk?si=Pm3_Er-Shw-lO9N0

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#everythingsfineoffbway #frontmezzjunkies reviews: #EverthyingsFinePlay at the #DR2Theatre #OffBroadway written and performed by #DouglasMcGrath directed by #JohnLithgow https://frontmezzjunkies.com/2022/10/13/everythings-fine-off-broadway/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj5WD99uH4Q/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=