Good People
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Mar 3, 2011
Closed May 29, 2011
Opened Mar 3, 2011
Closed May 29, 2011
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Running Time:
2hr. 0min.
(includes 1 intermission)
2hr. 0min.
(includes 1 intermission)
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Nominated for 2 Tony Awards including Best Play!
Welcome to Southie, a Boston neighborhood where a night on the town means a few rounds of bingo... where this month's paycheck covers last month's bills... and where Margie Walsh (Frances McDormand) has just been let go from yet another job. Facing eviction and scrambling to catch a break, Margie thinks an old fling who has made it out of Southie might be her ticket to a fresh new start. But is this apparently self-made man secure enough to face his humble beginnings? Margie is about to risk what little she has left to find out.
With his signature humorous glow, Lindsay-Abaire explores the struggles, shifting loyalties and unshakable hopes that come with having next to nothing in America.
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WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?
What are other members saying?
Good People-Loved it!
This story set in South Boston tells a story that could be set anywhere, USA. What a joy to see a cast that includes Frances McDormand and Estelle Parsons. Any one who has ever tried to make do with a "Dollar Store" job, or just lived for that "Friday night Bingo"-This is your story, a real American story. Great sets too. I loved it!
Reviewed by Jay Neuman
on Wednesday, Apr 6th, 2011
Are Any Of Us Really "Good People"?
Good People by David Linsay-Abaire
raises many important and interesting questions while at the same time being very funny. The questions raised basically have to do with human nature. Can we ever really ever leave our past behind us? Are the decisions we make for ourselves and others really the right ones? Who are really "good people" and who is really not? Class, race, and other weighty social issues are stirred into the mix as well. While all of the themes are rather thought provoking and serious...as I said there are plenty of laughs throughout. The entire cast is excellent, with special mention to Becky Ann Baker and Estelle Parsons as two old Southie broads who dont take no guff from nobody, and especially Oscar winner Frances McDormand who manages to pull off a rather complicated role, with bravura.. I highly recommend this play if you are willing to think about it after youre done smiling.
Reviewed by gabbym
on Wednesday, Mar 23rd, 2011
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Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire's new comedy-laced drama,
Good People, now at the Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, contains such belief in the goodness that thrives within otherwise afflicted hearts that it defies onlookers to leave without feeling deeply satisfied.
Of course, it doesn't hurt that under the stalwart direction of Daniel Sullivan, cast members Frances McDormand -- making a healthy Tony Award bid -- Tate Donovan, Becky Ann Baker, Patrick Carroll, Renee Elise Goldsberry, and Estelle Parsons are totally persuasive from the play's volatile start to gratifying finish.
It's true, as well, that the work is marred along its determined path by awkwa[...]