A Life in the Theatre
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Oct 12, 2010
Closed Nov 28, 2010
Opened Oct 12, 2010
Closed Nov 28, 2010
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Running Time:
1hr. 30min.
1hr. 30min.
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Patrick Stewart and T.R. Knight star in the Broadway premiere of David Mamet's A Life in the Theatre. Neil Pepe directs.
Describing life in the footlights from an actor's point of view, A Life in the Theatre focuses on the relationship between two thespians: Robert, an older, experienced performer; and John, a relative newcomer. Though Robert's guidance is welcomed by John at first, as the play progresses Robert falters as an actor and mentor, and John emerges as a mature actor.
Mamet was inspired to write A Life in the Theatre by what he had observed backstage as well as by his own experiences in his early career as an actor.
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A Life in the Theater
This play was seen on 11/16/10 in the Schoenfeld Theater Midtown NYC: I was very excited to go see both Patrick Stewart and TR Knight perform this production on Broadway. Sadly I felt let down by both the writing and the acting. I understand the premise in that it?s a ?passing of the torch? from the older actor Robert to the up and coming actor John but no moments or speeches felt like the torch was actually being passed. Instead the older actor, played by Stewart, babbles and passes along incoherent thoughts to the new actor, played by Knight. I do know that some re-writing was done for this Broadway production and having never seen the original I don?t know if this play suffered from being reworked or the complete lack of on-stage chemistry between the two actors. Whatever it was the evening was a disappointment and I am not surprised to hear that the show is closing its doors earlier than expected. There are so many good things playing on Broadway right now that it might be better to spend your money seeing something else. However if you are a die hard fan, of either Stewart or Knight, then it might be worth your time since, with a non-packed house, good seats are readily available.
Reviewed by OV26492745
on Saturday, Nov 20th, 2010
A RATHER ANEMIC "THEATRE"
It must have worked well in a 299 seat theatre in Greenwich Village but in a standard [1000 seat] Broadway house it seems very much out of place. Its seemed more of a skech than a play even with excellent performances by Patrick Stewart and T.R. Knight the whole thing seemed underdeveloped and unsatisfying and lost on a big Broadway stage.
Reviewed by MRBDWAY
on Sunday, Nov 14th, 2010
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There's not much of substance in David Mamet's backstage comedy, A Life in the Theatre, now making its Broadway debut at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. However, stars Patrick Stewart and T.R. Knight deliver brilliant comic performances in Neil Pepe's amusingly breezy production.
The play -- which premiered Off-Broadway in 1977 and has been revised for this production -- is made up of short scenes that chronicle the on- and off-stage friendship and rivalry between an older actor, Robert (Stewart), and a younger one, John (Knight). Mamet pokes gentle fun at various modes of performance, from a wartime drama to a Chekhovian segment that also seems to owe a debt to Beckett. The characters of R[...]