Friday night – 9 Circles at the BCA (Calderwood). This is very high quality writing and drama in Boston’s bargain basement. Very fine performance by the young Jimi Stanton, who should be seen by all who will appreciate a killer physique and acting chops to match. A crime that on opening day they were giving away free tix and still didn’t fill the center seats. I can’t recommend this enough!!!
Saturday, NYC: Arcadia. Holy criminey WOW. Just an amazing production of a masterpiece play. Billy Crudup is sooooo good, as is Raul Esparza and all of the rest. I think that I would beg, borrow and steal to make it to the City to catch this one again before it goes away. It is probably far too sophisticated a play to stay around for long. (Let’s hope I’m wrong.) I can’t even find words to tell you the intense feeling of pleasure I had after seeing this show.
Saturday night, NYC: Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo. Zzzzzzzzzzz is the best way to describe this premium disappointment. The brilliant Robin Williams in the least interesting role I’ve seen in ages. A waste of his talents, a bigger waste of my money. People were leaving early, and at closing, everyone walked out in stunned silence. A few could be heard asking their pals if they had stayed awake in the first act. This is such a flawed play, especially after seeing 9 Circles (which proves that local theater can be such a bargain). Kudos to a very hard working cast of young actors who do the best they can with very little.
