Brian Dennehy & Mia Farrow (Photo: Carol Rosegg)
No one could have predicted that this "sort of a play,"
as it was described by its author A.R. Gurney when it premiered Off Broadway in
1989 would have achieved world-wide fame and success (a 1990 Pulitzer Prize
finalist) in the ensuing years. In it, two actors simply sit next to each other
at a table, never face each other and read their parts - love letters written to
each other over a course of fifty years. Intentionally, the letters are not
memorized. Five pairs of recognized stars have signed on for a few weeks each giving
audiences an opportunity to pick which of the pair they might enjoy the most.
I had the pleasure of seeing an extraordinarily
touching Mia Farrow and the always splendid
Brian Dennehy bring out all of the poignancy, wit, humor and tender emotions
that define their characters Melissa Gardner and Andrew Makepeace Ladd III. As
I probably won't get the opportunity to see how well-matched Dennehy is with
Carol Burnett (10/11/14-11/08/14, or
Alan Alda and Candice Bergen 11/9/14-12/05/14, or Stacy Keach and Diana Rigg
12/06/14/ 1/09/15, or Anjelica Huston and Martin Sheen 1/10/15-2/01/15, you
should grab this rare opportunity to experience what I believe to be one of the
more enduring and endearing of Gurney's plays.
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