The second play in The Coast of Utopia trilogy, Shipwreck, in Moscow and Paris, includes the 1848 revolution, and the Paris set is amazing before and during the revolt.The style of the whole production is brilliant, and the stage pictures would be a reason to see it.
Brian F. O'Byrne is featured, and with him singing his lines and Crudup squeaking his, the most interesting thing about the show is that it isn't very interesting, despite being Stoppard. Of course there are valid comments on "Art" and intellectual smiles and titters for lines like "Apathy takes great effort." There is a 19th Century love quadrangle, with philosophic musings thrown in, but I found it all to be a somewhat marvelous bore. Tom Stoppard's logorrhea, sung to us in a loud whining song by O'Byrne, turns me off a bit. But I guess if you're spouting pretentious horseshit, you might as well declaim it. Maybe the third play, Salvage, will capture me.
Opened:
December 21, 2007
Ended:
May 13, 2007
Country:
USA
State:
New York
City:
New York
Company/Producers:
Lincoln Center Theater
Theater Type:
Broadway
Theater:
Lincoln Center - Vivian Beaumont Theater
Theater Address:
150 West 65th Street
Phone:
(212) 239-6200
Running Time:
2 hrs, 45 min
Genre:
Drama
Director:
Jack O'Brien
Review:
Cast:
Ethan Hawke, Brian F. O'Byrne, Martha Plimpton , Billy Crudup, Richard Easton, Amy Irving (Varvara & Maria), Jennifer Ehle, Jason Butler Harner (Ivan), Josh Hamilton, David Harbour.
Technical:
Set: Bob Crowley & Scott Pask; Costumes: Catherine Zuber; Lighting: Brian MacDevitt, Kenneth Posner & Natasha Katz
Other Critics:
PERFORMING ARTS INSIDER David Lefkowitz ?
Critic:
Richmond Shepard
Date Reviewed:
January 2007
