Twelve Angry Men is such a good play - especially when it's done by a professional cast like the one now on Broadway -- that it's needless to be picky picky picky. Reginald Rose's play, set in a jury room in a time when women and minorities were not on juries, wherein the twelve men vote eleven to one to convict, and gradually shift to the opposite, remains captivating. So director Scott Ellis doesn't have to create conflict through volume -- the content does it. And each man at a jury table doesn't have to stand for his comments. And the beginning of the play needn't have the actors show their characters rather than being them. Stuff like that. It all gets better as the play progresses and becomes a fascinating piece of theater. Set by Allen Moyer, costumes by Michael Krass and lighting by Paul Palazzo are all excellent.
Previews:
October 1, 2004
Opened:
October 19, 2004
Ended:
May 8, 2005
Country:
USA
State:
New York
City:
New York
Company/Producers:
Roundabout Theater Company
Theater Type:
Broadway
Theater:
American Airlines Theater
Theater Address:
West 42nd Street
Running Time:
1 hr, 45 min
Genre:
Drama
Director:
Scott Ellis
Review:
Parental:
adult themes
Cast:
Philip Bosco, Tom Aldredge, Larry Bryggman, Robert Clohessy, Boyd Gaines, Kevin Geer, Peter Friedman, Michael Mastro, John Pankow, James Rebhorn.
Technical:
Set: Alan Moyer; Costumes: Michael Krass; Light: Paul Palazzo. Casting: Jim Carnahan & Mele Nagler.
Other Critics:
TOTALTHEATER David Lefkowitz !
Critic:
Richmond Shepard
Date Reviewed:
February 2005
