American Buffalo
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Nov 17, 2008
Closed Nov 23, 2008
Opened Nov 17, 2008
Closed Nov 23, 2008
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David Mamet's classic American comic drama American Buffalo centers on the bungled robbery of a rare and valuable American Buffalo nickel from a neighborhood collector. Directed by Tony Award winner Robert Falls and starring Tony Award nominee John Leguizamo, and in their Broadway debuts, Cedric the Entertainer and Academy Award nominee Haley Joel Osment, the play follows three small-time crooks who wax philosophically about society while conspiring to steal the coin. Volcanic and motor mouthed Teach (Leguizamo) schemes and spars with fatherly, street-smart junk shop owner Donny (Cedric the Entertainer) enlisting Bobby (Osment), a slow-witted and desperate young delinquent, to carry out their misbegotten robbery. A hilarious, banter-fueled heist comedy and a heartbreaking portrait of criminal desperation, American Buffalo's all-star cast is powered by David Mamet's stark, rapid-fire, uniquely American and unforgettable dialogue.
THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:
Belasco Theatre
111 W 44th St
New York, NY 10036
This handsome Broadway theater was built in 1907 by theatrical impresario David Belasco. If you look around when you take your seats, you'll see carved dark wood paneling, glass pilasters and Tiffany stained glass lights that match the stained glass [...] Read More
111 W 44th St
New York, NY 10036
This handsome Broadway theater was built in 1907 by theatrical impresario David Belasco. If you look around when you take your seats, you'll see carved dark wood paneling, glass pilasters and Tiffany stained glass lights that match the stained glass [...] Read More
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Just about everyone in theater is familiar with Anton Chekhov's comment that, to paraphrase, says once a gun is seen on stage it better go off before the play's over. So what would he think about David Mamet's career-making American Buffalo, which director Robert Falls is giving an effective if not explosive revival at the Belasco, in which small-time crook Teach (John Leguizamo) draws a pistol, but the trigger is never pulled?
Who knows? But any theatergoer must admit that Mamet -- the master of creating the male animal flailing about in desperate attempts to make something of himself -- cannily transforms this silent prop into a potent metaphor for impotence that no amount of Viagra can[...]