tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post5918864115749460529..comments2023-09-29T03:39:03.460-04:00Comments on Gratuitous Violins: Blithe SpiritEstherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16076517542540421210noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-48689100362842784502008-04-11T19:28:00.000-04:002008-04-11T19:28:00.000-04:00Hi John,You're welcome and thanks for the comment!...Hi John,<BR/>You're welcome and thanks for the comment!<BR/><BR/>Your "frosted cupcake" description was so perfect! I feel a little bad criticizing Blithe Spirit because everybody from The Wall Street Journal on down loved it. And everyone in the audience I was in seemed to be having a good time. While there were some funny moments, and the ending was great, it just got a little tiresome and felt drawn-out, even at two hours. Maybe after "All the King's Men" and "Richard III," Trinity wanted something lighter, I don't know. <BR/><BR/>I guess they strive for a balance of drama and comedy, new works and classics. Sometimes they try to do a theme, like home and family or politics and power. I'm looking forward to the next offering, "Paris By Night." It'll be interesting to see how the gay love story goes over. The audiences do tend to skew older, especially when I go, which is usually Sunday afternoons.<BR/><BR/>Among the shows they're doing next year, I'm really looking forward to "A Raisin in the Sun," and "The Receptionist," which I saw off-Broadway last fall.Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16076517542540421210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-23809055182203977032008-04-11T09:41:00.000-04:002008-04-11T09:41:00.000-04:00Esther--Thanks for the visit and the link in your ...Esther--<BR/>Thanks for the visit and the link in your review. Your conclusion--not the production but the play itself--seems right on. I wonder how TrinRep chooses their plays?<BR/><BR/>John (from the V.B.)John Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17240662355983134267noreply@blogger.com