Black Tie
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Feb 8, 2011
Closed Mar 27, 2011
Opened Feb 8, 2011
Closed Mar 27, 2011
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Father of the groom, Curtis, simply wants to make a memorable toast. But before he is able to raise his glass, he must defend the time-honored ways of his past, including his attire. Cultures clash when a surprise guest is announced, threatening to throw convention out the window. Curtis finds that balancing the standards of his late father and the needs of his future family may prove too messy for a black tie affair.
WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?
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RE:Gurney's Black Tie...Like a Bright Dinner Jacket
Black Tie by "Pete" Gurney goes over familiar Gurney territory..in this case, is being a WASP becoming extinct? Now, everbody is multi-ethic, multi racial and multi everything else that along with the descendants of the Mayflower we are losing all sense of "Class". The theme is not a grand one, but is a valid one in the age of facebook and match.com. The performances are breezy and bright with kudos to Gregg Edelman and Daniel Davis as the extinct dinosaurs and the rest of the cast as representations of the distaff side...liberal democrats to be precise. Although not one of Gurneys best..it is diverting and pleasant enough providing a few laughs for the Primary Stage subscription audiences.
Reviewed by gabbym
on Sunday, Feb 27th, 2011
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While detailing the confusion that surrounds the rehearsal dinner for a young couple's wedding in Black Tie, now being presented by Primary Stages at 59E59 Theaters, prolific playwright A.R. Gurney revisits a favorite subject: the obsolescence of the social mores and traditions of upper middle class East Coast WASPs. At the same time, the playwright explores the various social and psychological legacies that fathers bestow on their sons.
As directed with efficiency by Mark Lamos, Black Tie is never really any more filling than one of the hors d'oeuvres that might be passed during cocktails at the offstage party, but even so, it proves to be a beguiling theatrical experience.
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