Previews:
October 26, 2006
Opened:
November 13, 2006
Ended:
Winter 2007
Country:
USA
State:
New York
City:
New York
Company/Producers:
Roy Gabay, Susan Dietz, Morris Berchard, Robert Dragotta, Jennifer Manocherian / Ina Meibach, Ted Snowdon & Second Stage Theater.
Theater Type:
Broadway
Theater:
Cort Theater
Theater Address:
138 West 48th Street
Phone:
(212) 239-6200
Genre:
Comedy
Director:
Scott Ellis
Review:
No doubt about it, Julie White gives an exquisitely sharp portrait of Diane, a manipulative Hollywood agent who connives to keep her hottest client, Mitch, safely in the closet -- despite her own lesbian leanings. Otherwise, I found The Little Dog Laughed, a slick Tinseltown satire, to be overpraised.
If this is the backlot scoop on Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, playwright Douglas Carter Beale needed to heap on more salt and vinegar -- and venom. That said, Tom Everett Scott as Mitch and Johnny Galecki as his male escort give earnest spot-on performances that never threaten White's comedy dominion.
Cast:
Julie White, Tom Everett Scott, Johnny Galecki, Ari Graynor.
Technical:
Set: Allen Moyer; Lighting: Donald Holder; Costumes: Jeff Mahshie; PR: Richard Kornberg.
Other Critics:
TOTALTHEATER David Lefkowitz + Richmond Shepard +
Critic:
Perry Tannenbaum
Date Reviewed:
January 2007
