Click here for my latest Fresh Face feature, a delightful and mildly vulgar chat with Jeremy Bobb of Is He Dead? He's a riot as Phelim O'Shaugnessey, one of the students of Jean-Francois Millet (Norbert Leo Butz) who conspire to fake the artist's death and disguise him as his widowed sister, to drive up the value of his work and make them all rich. Hilarity ensues.
I'll put up more detailed thoughts later this week, but this is seriously one of the finest productions of a comedy I've ever seen on Broadway. The play is a bit slight, and, though it's billed as a new Mark Twain play, it's clear it's been adapted within an inch of its life by David Ives - that being said, his adaptation is so good & in the Twain spirit that any quibbles are quite forgivable, I'd say. It's one of the most delightful 2 hours of laughter I've had (and been in need of). I think I can recommend it to just about anyone interested in a frothy and fun comedy.
More to come...back in NY, and at the office, tomorrow a.m. All of you still on vacation best be living it up!
Peace -
/jt
Ah, David Ives. Makes me think of performing "Sure Thing"...those were the days!
Posted by: Jessica Hirsch | December 28, 2007 at 10:45 AM