i found this a genuinely engaging almost elegant production. too genteel for our crass times. i never saw the movie but am now searching for it. i found the device of using 4 men to slip in and out of the various roles very entertaining. the actors were excellent. when the voice of one character would shift mid-thought from one actor to another, one did not experience a disconnect.
I saw this and I am so sorry that it was just moderately ok. I should have left with many of those in the audience after intermission.
Mr. Brantley may find Maggie Smith's performance in "Travels With My Aunt" too "mannered," but it is her hilarious, soaring, tour de force performance that makes the movie a timeless classic of the genre. Both Cukor and Ms Smith knew exactly what to do with this crazy-fabulous aunt and did it.
Mr. Brantley, sadly, does not.
Mr. Brantley, sadly, does not.
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I have not seen the play nor do I plan to do so, since I only rarely travel to NY.
I have, however, read the book, which leads me wonder if the reviewer has done the same. Aunt Augusta is not Auntie Mame. She is a pleasure seeker without a conscience, sucking the life of those around her and irreparably damaging her nephew. Mr. Greene was a much more subtle writer than the reviewer implies.
I have, however, read the book, which leads me wonder if the reviewer has done the same. Aunt Augusta is not Auntie Mame. She is a pleasure seeker without a conscience, sucking the life of those around her and irreparably damaging her nephew. Mr. Greene was a much more subtle writer than the reviewer implies.
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Nice review, nice mention of the lighting designer, but who designed the rest of the production?!? Why have the credits disappeared? I thought the NY Times was the paper of record, alas no more...:(
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The design team includes Steven Kemp (scenic), Jen Paar (costume), Josh Bradford (lighting) and Bart Fasbender (sound)
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