Catch 22
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Nov 23, 2008
Closed Dec 20, 2008
Opened Nov 23, 2008
Closed Dec 20, 2008
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Yossarian is a bombardier on a B-25, based on a small island off the coast of Italy in 1944. He starts to question the futile and ridiculous administration of his air base and seeks a way to preserve his life when the whole world around him seems to be going mad. Like a modern-day Achilles, Yossarian protests with powerful and often hilarious results. Catch-22 tackles huge things with rich metaphors, boldly drawn characters and near-impossible situations. It is a work of great theatricality with superb language and a sense of dark surrealism. Heller dares to examine the very philosophy of war and what it does to the humans that fight them. For a whole new generation of Americans, Yossarian Lives!
THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:
Lucille Lortel Theatre
121 Christopher St
New York, NY 10014
This theater is named for the Off-Broadway producer and philanthropist, Lucille Lortel. This space is considered one of the best Off-Broadway theaters in New York. It often houses shows that eventually move on to Broadway.
121 Christopher St
New York, NY 10014
This theater is named for the Off-Broadway producer and philanthropist, Lucille Lortel. This space is considered one of the best Off-Broadway theaters in New York. It often houses shows that eventually move on to Broadway.
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Catch 22
Totally enjoyed the show. The cast did an excellent job portraying the struggles of the characters protrayed from the original works.
Christina exemplified the aura of the difrerent characters as shown through her brilliant performance.
Reviewed by dblock1024
on Monday, Nov 24th, 2008
Catch 22
Totally enjoyed the show. The cast did an excellent job portraying the struggles of the characters protrayed from the original works.
Christina exemplified the aura of the difrerent characters as shown through her brilliant performance.
Reviewed by dblock1024
on Monday, Nov 24th, 2008
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The title of Joseph Heller's 1961 novel Catch-22 instantly became part of the language -- and remains so almost half a century later. However, Peter Meineck's stage adaptation, also titled Catch-22, and now being presented by the Aquila Theatre Company at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, suggests there's a Catch-23. While the work, also directed by the author, is intermittently effective in its depiction of the deficient logic prevailing at an American Air Force unit deployed on and over Italian soil, it's too often an unsatisfactory reduction of the print incarnation.
As the book's readers know -- as do viewers who recall Mike Nichols' disappointing 1970 film version -- the hellzapoppin' plot [...]