Joy
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SHOW INFORMATION
Opened Aug 14, 2005
Closed Sep 25, 2005
WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Direct from a sold-out New York engagement earlier this year, Joy is the new romantic comedy by John Fisher that follows a group of college friends as they fall in and out of love in San Francisco over the course of the year. Ben Rimalower directs.
While working to complete his controversial doctoral dissertation, Paul, an aspiring writer (and stubbornly offbeat historian) meets Gabriel, an irresistably sweet (and still-closeted) undergrad with a disarming smile and a refreshingly romantic sensibility. As Paul and Gabriel grow closer, they realize the importance of balancing each other's social viewpoints and maintaining their own individuality, all while managing their friends' expectations and the wild electricity generated between Kegan and Elsa, a passionate pair of budding lesbians.
THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:
100 7th Ave S
New York, NY 10014
This newly renovated, intimate playhouse has been presenting shows in the West Village since Off-Broadway theatre began. Featured shows include Torch Song Trilogy, Whoop-De-Doo, Naked Boys Singing, Making Porn, Duet!, and The Marijuana-logues. [...] Read More
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When Joy played at The Producers Club earlier this year, I was completely charmed by John Fisher's witty romantic comedy with music. Now the show has transferred to an Off-Broadway run at The Actors' Playhouse. The larger theater is a perfect fit and has allowed certain production elements -- mainly, James DeForte's choreography -- to be expanded. Fisher has tightened the script by eliminating a superfluous character, trimming a couple of scenes, and making a few other tweaks. All of these changes are for the better, and yet Joy has lost some of the magic that made the previous production so special.
The play revolves around a group of friends living in San Francisco in the mid-to-late 1990[...]