Interesting review...I certainly wouldn't have expected to hear that about this production. Alas, I am not one of the lucky people to jump on this early, so I will not be seeing it.

Regardless, it's important to remember that the show is still in previews (until October 27), and therefore all reviews must be taken with a grain of salt. Many changes are usually made before opening, and the actors are still taking time to get comfortable in their roles. I look forward to hearing more opinions after the show has found its groove!

Just got tickets for next week on Craigslist.com. They were less expensive than the tickets auctioned on ebay. There are many offering tickets.

This review is so off the mark. The play is absolutely horrible. Lane is great. Broderick should be ripped off the stage. The play should be taken out of theatres for at least another 25 years so it can become a period piece instead of a dated boring play. I happened to see it after this reviewer, and not only didn't the audience give a standing ovation you should have heard the whispering during the intermission. Many people did not return. If you are in NY, go see "Doubt" you will not regret it.

PS ...

I didn't realize that writing one review on here set up such a mystery. Venom? You guys get over it. Do you read theatre and film reveiws every week? I have read a lot worse reviews. The Odd Couple is done in practically every Jr. High and High School in this country. You would think that with the talent that was hired, the theatre it was placed in, that what followed was not something that had been done a thousand times before. I wrote my review of The Odd Couple, after I was "Gifted Two Tickets," to this play. Key word here is "Gifted." Had I paid for these tickets you better believe my review would have been even worse. Bugswife1 is entititled to her opinion. Although it is so Broderick one sided I'm starting to think her screen name may be Sarah Jessica's alter ego.

Oneeros69, I think we got your message the first time.
(PS: Note that this is still the only thread that he/she has posted on.)

Does anyone else smell the odor of fish?

I have my suspicions whom our mysterious critic might be, but I'll hold on making it public for now.

Filled with Venom? How about filled with spelling errors! You would think that one so all-knowing would be able to run their spell check.

Fish? You guys are sick. Spelling errors, sadly, one can not go back after replying to these messages and fix those responses that have been typed in haste because some of us have a job and don't troll on these sites all day long.

The first written review has been posted on "The Odd Couple" I will let all the paranoid finger pointers find it for themselves. When you read it you will discover that I was actually kind in my review. Expect many more of them.

We've seen many a Broadway show/play during previews and again after "opening night". Unless you've seen both, you cannot possibly imagine the difference. Previews, I would guess, are sort of month long "dress rehearsals with an audience" (at full price, however). Regardless, there's a very good reason why "official" reviews are never released until right after Opening Night.

I cannot possibly imagine Olivia d'Abo, Brad Garrett, Jessica Stone, Peter Frechette, Lee Wilkof sub-par? Are you kidding? Even in "previews"???

And, Matthew Broderick as anal-retentive is, if nothing else, "type casting" at its very best! Who could be more positively charming - no matter what?

There is no question that this play is one of THE most hilarious (especially with all the sublety) scripts ever written. "Outdated" is ridiculous.

I, personally, cannot possibly imagine how anyone on the planet could possibly even suggest <<Brad Garret as Oscar Madison -- hey, that could be very good. He oozes being a natural slob>> For me he is the absolute epitomy of virile, masculine, gorgeous, charming and utterly kind (not to mention exquisitely well groomed at all times). And, he was positively BRILLIANT in "Fargo" (if anyone, indeed, even recognized him!). He's just as intelligent, amusing, endearing, and fabulously put-together, whenever interviewed ("Inside the Actors' Studio", for example). Please explain "slob"!!!???

We have tickets with fabulous seats over Thanksgiving weekend (thanks to American Express Gold Card events).

BTW, Patrick, do hope while in Chicago you have tickets to "I Love You, You're Perfect Now Change!" if you haven't already seen this - it's brilliant - could not be a more enjoyable experience!

Even more sensational, however, is Hershey Felder "As Monsieur Chopin". Incredible! Positively brilliant!

And, Thyme (the restaurant) you would likely find enjoyable.

And, no matter what anyone says or you've read anywhere, Mike Ditka's restaurant is absolutely fabulous in every way (with exceptional food, especially the crab cakes and chopped salad, and the brunch menu...).

Also not to be missed is the Atwood Cafe for the ambience and fantastic food.

And, best thing we did in Chicago - the SEGWAY tour!

OneEros69 has posted the exact same ramble on broadwayworld.com no one is buying it over there either.

Had reservations at Atwood Cafe for before Wicked, but had to cancel as with our cancelled flight and change, we didn't arrive until just before show time, even checking our luggage at the theatre coat check.

Do you remember the Raymond when Brad Garret's character had month old milk in the refrigerator and they couldn't get rid of the smell? So real and believable. That's what I mean, he just seems the type who could easily not care less about appearance or cleanliness.

I've seen I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, and yes it is one of the best musical reviews I've ever seen.

Hey Guys ... you all might want to read all the reviews on this lemon. Six more months of rehearsal wouldn't help this.

Enjoy

I read Ben Brantley's review on the NYTimes this morning... He called it 'bland and mechanical'... whatever that means...

OneEros69, I believe reviews are "mixed". Not sure why you are completely obsessed with trashing this play, but maybe you should move on to a new topic.

It was reviewed in "The Washington Post" today and, not surprisingly given our current reviewer, it got mostly a rave. Of course, one of the previous reviewers had the absolute nerve to write that "Neil Simon doesn't know how to write a play" when "Lost in Yonkers" tried out here and as a result, Simon told people he would never start a play out in Washington again.

One reviewer's rave is another patron's bomb.

For the record, the show got mixed reviews from the NYC critics this morning. However, none of them blasted the show the way one poster did here.

Yes, as I said, the shows reviews were "mixed".

Oh Boy ...

You people just don't want to get it. Go see it and you'll see and then we can discuss this.

I saw OC in very early previews and tend to agree wholeheartedly with the NY Times review (I posted a trip report earlier this month where I stated my opinions).

But it should be known that Brad Garrett is actually being groomed to replace Lane when Lane's run is up in April. So yes, he will be Oscar Madison eventually, and I think a much more believable one.