A Free Man of Color
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Nov 18, 2010
Closed Jan 9, 2011
Opened Nov 18, 2010
Closed Jan 9, 2011
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
A Free Man of Color is a freewheeling epic set in 1801 New Orleans. Jacques Cornet, the title character (played by Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor Jeffrey Wright), is a new world Don Juan and the wealthiest inhabitant of this sexually charged and racially progressive city. Jacques thinks all is well in his paradise until history intervenes, setting off a chain of events which no one, much less this free man of color, realizes is about to splinter the world.
WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?
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A DULL, OVERWRITTEN PLAY
This play had a colorful background and alot of potential,but it is so overwritten and overproduced that it winds up drowning in its excesses.In its attempt to be vibrant it winds up being just plain dull.
Reviewed by MRBDWAY
on Monday, Jan 10th, 2011
A free man of color
Sorry to say its over! Just saw the final performance.
A Free Man of Color was riveting,engaging,funny,poignant,intelligent,sad, gorgeous to watch, clever,physical,visceral, A masterpiece of writing and acting. Bravo to Mr.Guare, Jeffrey Wright and Mos. Really remarkable.
Reviewed by OV4986291
on Sunday, Jan 9th, 2011
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If you can make it through the dreadful first act of A Free Man of Color, at Broadway's Vivian Beaumont Theatre, the play ultimately rewards the patient theatergoer with an intriguing look at the complex political landscape in New Orleans and beyond, at the beginning of the 19th century. But until then, John Guare's latest play is a wearying mash-up of styles, most notably Restoration Comedy and historical drama, and George C. Wolfe's production struggles to achieve a coherent tone.
The work begins in presentational fashion, as Jacques Cornet (Jeffrey Wright), the titular free man of color living in what was then Spanish-ruled New Orleans, tells us that what we are about to watch is a pla[...]