One down, one to go! Went to the first part of Angels in
America this afternoon. And I loved it. I really did. The casting was very
good. The staging was simple and very effective against a range of quick shifts
and overlapping scenes. There were no weak links, but some actors stood out
over others. I really liked the performance of Kimberly Gilbert as the Mormon
wife, Harper Pitt. And Mitchell Hébert presented us a powerful and compelling,
Roy Cohn. Another scene stealer was Sarah Marshall in the rolls of Rabbi
Chemelwitz and Cohn's physician, Henry.
For those who may not know, this is the first part of a play
that takes over 6 hours. So must say that the fact that this production was so
good, was also a relief, because my friend Dee and I have
tickets for the second part next Sunday afternoon. My other concern was over my
attention span. But this play is so well written, so well timed, and so
tight--not a misplaced word anywhere; that it flows by in a way that brings you
along without regret or distraction. My only complaint was that the theater was
SO COLD! I couldn't wait to find a warmer place.
There was a Panel Discussion after the show featuring Haylay
Gorenberg the Deputy Legal Director of LAMBDA Legal and Zack Ford, the LGBT
Editor at Think Progress. I'm sure it was interesting, I was just too cold to
stay for it.
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| Tom Story (as Prior Walter) and Jonathan Brock (as Louis) |
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| Jon Hudson Odom (as Belize) paying Prior a visit in the hospital |
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| Thomas Keegan (as Joe Pitt) getting advice from Mitchell Hébert (as Roy Cohn) |
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