Eve Ensler is funny as a writer, performer, and philosopher, with universal deeply felt insights that go beyond comedy. She's sometimes hilarious but with depths that plumb the heart and consciousness. The Good Body explores being overweight -- with a Southern fat woman - and she gives us an 80-year-old Cosmo woman, a pierced lesbian, a Puerto Rican girl, a wife with an unsatisfactory sex life getting her vagina tightened, a high-fashion model, Botox, and a coda with an Indian summing up her "You're Okay!" philosophy.
Set by Robert Brill, costumes by Susan Hilferty and lighting by Kevin Adam, and Askin's impeccable direction, help turn this very moving, very funny play by the remarkable Ms. Ensler into a Broadway show that is not to be missed.
Previews:
October 22, 2004
Opened:
November 15, 2004
Ended:
December 19, 2004
Country:
USA
State:
New York
City:
New York
Company/Producers:
Harriet Newman Leve, The Araca Group, East of Doheny. Assoc Prod: Clint Bond Jr., Edward Nelson, Allison Prouty, Laura Wagner.
Theater Type:
Broadway
Theater:
Booth Theater
Theater Address:
222 West 45th Street
Running Time:
90 min
Genre:
Solo
Director:
Peter Askin
Review:
Parental:
adult themes, profanity
Cast:
Eve Ensler
Other Critics:
TOTALTHEATER David Lefkowitz +
Critic:
Richmond Shepard
Date Reviewed:
December 2004
