BEST PLAYS
 

Dear friends<BR>Once again I would like your advice about good plays in New York. Last year I was able to buy tickets for The Producers while they were still easily available following the forum´s advice.We also saw Dinner with Fiends, Contact and Proof.We are planning to travell in may .<BR>Thanks,<BR>Marcia

Noises Off is good.

Sorry to disagree, but I would avoid Noises Off. Very slapstick, with lots of doors slamming. OK if you like that sort of thing. What was really surprising was having a talent like Patti LuPone, and then not having her in a musical!

Put me on the side of recommending Noises Off. Yes, there are lots of doors slamming. That's one of the basic ingredients of a farce! Maybe it is silly, but it's very, very funny. And, Patti Lupone proves that she's talented even when not singing.<BR>Other recommendations:<BR>Arthur Miller's The Crucible starring Liam Neesom (Sp) and Laura Linney<BR>A new production of Oklahoma

My all time favorite is Phantom of the Opera. It has everything. Great music, costumes, scenery, and romance. <BR><BR>Saw Noises Off this week. Very slap stick. Also saw Urinetown. Quirky but a high energy show.

A line from Noises Off:<BR>"Oooh,look at all the doors~"<BR>(for slamming:)<BR><BR>

Oklahoma! opens March 21st at the Gershwin, choreographed by Susan Stroman (Contact, The Producers).

I too recommend Noises Off. I think it was very funny.<BR><BR>PS: Judy, Patti LuPone has been in several non-musicals (Master Class, The Old Neighborhood, Accidental Death of an Anarchist)

Hi!<BR>Thank you for the information.<BR>I liked so much Contact that for sure will enjoy Susan´s coreography for Oklahoma. Should I buy tickets in advance?<BR>The Crucible will also be on my plans.Are there any other non musicals?<BR>Thanks, Marcia<BR><BR>

I think you should get tickets for Oklahoma as soon as you can..

Another vote for Noises Off, unless you do not like a true farce--to me it was one of the most sophisticatedly perfectly timed funny things I have ever seen--this was the original production and I'm told that this one is just as good.<BR><BR> Yes to Oklahoma too.

Definitely get tickets for Oklahoma in advance. I tried for a weekend in March and was completely out of luck.

I loved Noises Off, it is a slapstick farce done very well. But whoever called it sophisticated is way off the mark. There isn't one sophisticated thing about it. Sophisticated refers to something like a Noel Coward or Oscar Wilde comedy -- not Noises Off.

Just curious Elizabeth, which production did you see? I mean what year was it playing when you saw it? The current production is a new rivival.

FARCE: A light dramatic composition marked by broadly satirical comedy and improbable plot.<BR>Noises Off is a perfect example of a farce.