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Boys' Life
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Opened Oct 20, 2008
Closed Nov 16, 2008
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

Michael Greif directs a 20th anniversary production of Howard Korder's Boys' Life.

Boys' Life is a stinging and candid look at three college buddies making their way in the big city. As they maneuver between life and sex in New York, Korder lacerates the prolonged adolescence that often takes the place of modern manhood.

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:



Second Stage Theatre
305 W 43rd St
New York, NY 10036

Founded in 1979 under the leadership of artistic director Carole Rothman, Second Stage produces a diverse range of premieres and new interpretations of America's best contemporary theatre, including such productions as Coastal Disturbances, This Is O [...] Read More

WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?

The rumbling you hear at Second Stage Theatre is partially caused by the emphatic acting emanating from Michael Greif's unnecessary revival of Howard Korder's 1988 play, Boys' Life, which for ironic purposes borrows its title from the Boy Scouts of America's monthly magazine.

The rest of the noise rising beneath you is attributable to designer Mark Wendland's set pieces -- looking like gaudy trailers carnival folks might inhabit -- that roll around the stage between scenes, perhaps in a possible attempt to cover up the deficiencies of the text. Widely acclaimed when it first appeared -- and even short-listed for the Pulitzer Prize -- this 90-minute study of three former college roommat[...]


Reviewed by David Finkle on Oct 21, 2008

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