Well if she was just acting she did a great pregnant woman -- actually two of them. But clearly both characters were written to be pregnant, and it seemed funny that the same actress played BOTH pregnant characters.

But now that I think of it, it doesn't seem likely that either the Act II house buyer or the blond attorney would be the daughter of the pregnant woman in Act I. Neither of those two female characters was 50 in Act II. But I do recall someone's comment about their mother or someone else being deaf -- so clearly someone was connected to that woman.

Read this - a very nice review!

http://theater.nytimes.com/2010/02/2...ybourne&st=cse

I sat in Row A and I'm no expert on all pregnant women, but I thought it was a pillow. She just seemed 'too light.' Anyway, she was good.

D's drill team is going to NYC for a few days. They get to take a hip hop class from one of the members of the In the Heights cast. How cool is that?

Hi Centralparkgirl,
The blonde lawyer was the daughter of Betsy Lindner -- the deaf pregnant woman in Act 1.
Glad you enjoyed the play! I find myself retelling jokes and funny moments from the play to my friends. We were just laughing about "Neapolitan" after discussing a Bolognese Polenta Cake. (From Bologna. Of course. Right. I think I knew that.)

Ah, I did get it right. But apparently she was not the daughter born from the Act I pregnancy. Surely that attorney was not 50 years old!

In the review above, I suddenly realized what I had missed -- that Karl Lindner was the actual character who appears in A Raisin in the Sun to try to talk the family out of moving to Clybourne Park --- then appears in this play to try to talk the sellers out of selling to the family in A Raisin in the Sun. I failed to realize the two plays were actually linked together that closely.

ChgoGal - we will never think of Naples the same way after listening to her!

<< Ah, I did get it right. But apparently she was not the daughter born from the Act I pregnancy. Surely that attorney was not 50 years old!>>

But she had to be. Who else was she related to in Act I? But that would make Karl her father. Something doesn't add up.

I have a friend seeing it soon. I will try to find out.

<< I failed to realize the two plays were actually linked together that closely.>>

Me too. That whole connection is so interesting and Karl was some piece of work!

Well, Karl and and the deaf wife could have had more children, so maybe she was born like 10 years later. She could have been 40, I'd say. But yes her "modern" bigotry related to her father I'd say.

Saw 'Miracle Worker' last night. I really enjoyed the staging - in the round - with sets that rise above the stage on wires. I thought Abigail Breslin was terrific as Helen. I never saw the original - I would highly recommend this - it was quite moving.

I saw A Behanding in Spokane on Saturday and it was fantastic - very, very funny. I like Sam Rockwell as the "receptionist". I agree that no one but Christopher Walken could have played that part! I didn't read it but my friend told me there was an interview with him in the Times last week. Apparently the character was originally supposed to be younger and they were looking for 'a young Christopher Walken'. Then they said oh, lets just see if he'll do it. Luckily he said yes. What a show!

Dohlice - I read the article - see link below - it was interesting to understand a little of what makes him tick. I'm seeing it in a few weeks - looking forward to it after getting psyched here.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/21/th...spokane&st=cse

Thanks for the Behanding reviews and article links. I got my 19 yr old son and his friend tickets for next week (spring break in NYC) and I am also going to take the Boltbus (love it, $30 RT from DC to NYC) up for one night to see it. Those bus fares and the theater discounts (and hotel points) make it affordable to go up overnight to see a play.

Thanks for posting that - great story. I had no idea he was so humble. I'm still laughing about some things in the play. I could go back right now and see it again.

Does anyone have tickets to see <b>RED</B>, the show about Mark Rothko? Previews open next week.

I see that it'll be on in April when I'm heading to NYC for a long weekend. Does anyone know if discount tickets are available for this show?

[Off topic: Do any of you have trouble opening this long thread? Every time I click on this thread, my computer freezes up for several seconds. Do you think it'll be too disruptive if CPG starts a "Broadway Banter Part II" thread? Just a thought.]

Start one yourself!

Both broadwaybox.com and playbill.com have very good discount offers (thru April 18) for Red.

HowardR, thanks for those links. Unfortunately, we won't be in NYC until the week after April 18. From your experience, do you think discounts will become available later for show dates beyond April 18?

Probably, yk. Even if the show gets rave reviews, there's still a good chance that there'll be a new discount offer. However, it might not be posted until shortly before you arrive. So, keep checking as the date gets closer.

I LOVE this thread and check it all the time; it is becoming a classic. But I agree it is getting long and hard to load, and some of the shows mentioned above are closing. Maybe we should start a seasonal thread that changes a few times a yr, like "Spring 2010 Broadway banter,", then Summer, Fall, Winter...or Spring/Summer, then Fall/Winter? What do you all think? CPG?

and BTW, wouldn't it be fun to have a GTG w/this group? Lots of shows to chat about. I am so psyched about seeing Behanding in Spokane next wk, the anticipation is killing me.

OK Time to start a new one. Doing that now.