Will Eno’s The Realistic Joneses, directed by Sam Gold, struck me as the lowest level of sophomoric sitcom aimed at an I.Q. of about 60, who might, out of laugh-track habit, laugh when the actors hit a punch line – or don’t.
A middle-aged couple is on the stage: Tracy Letts and Toni Collette. Two younger ninnies arrive: Michael C. Hall and Marisa Tomei. There is a quest for medical treatment in the vicinity. There is interaction with innuendos. Non-profound, occasionally clever thoughts are expressed. Letts growls, Tomei and Collette are attractive, believable, and quite good-looking, Hall is okay. If shallow sitcoms are your cup of humor, have fun.
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Previews:
March 13, 2014
Opened:
April 6, 2014
Ended:
July 13, 2014
Country:
USA
State:
New York
City:
New York
Company/Producers:
Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Jam Theatricals, Stacey Mindich, Susan Gallin, Mary Lu Roffe, Scott M. Delman, William Berlind, CandyWendyJamie Productions, Luigi Caoila, Amy Danis & Mark Johannes, Finn Moellenberg Productions, Angelina Fiordelisi, Jay Franke, Gesso Productions, Meg Herman, Grimaldi Astrachan Hello Entertainment, Andy Sandberg & Will Trice.
Theater Type:
Broadway
Theater:
Lyceum Theater
Theater Address:
149 West 45th Street
Website:
therealisticjoneses.com
Running Time:
90 min
Genre:
Comedy-Drama
Director:
Sam Gold
Review:
Cast:
Michael C. Hall, Tracy Letts, Marisa Tomei, Toni Collette
Technical:
Set: David Zinn. Cost: Kaye Voyce. Light: Mark Barton. Sound: Leon Rothenberg.
Critic:
Richmond Shepard
Date Reviewed:
May 2014