tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post299320117216953807..comments2023-12-27T05:20:26.800-05:00Comments on BAM blog: In Context: Angels in AmericaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-57828038394422043712014-10-29T21:57:03.802-04:002014-10-29T21:57:03.802-04:00My a** still hurts from 5 hours in those ancient c...My a** still hurts from 5 hours in those ancient chairs in the balcony!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-80799322688162531022014-10-27T19:57:33.904-04:002014-10-27T19:57:33.904-04:00"Angels in America" Grab my heart and st..."Angels in America" Grab my heart and startled me. The empty stage was an authentic metaphor of human nature and life. It was Joyous to be part of such a real theatre experience. A Dionysian theatre. <br />I wish I could see Ivo Van Hove with this group exploring on "Oedipus Rex".<br /><br />Bilha Birman Rivlin Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-65012593104236198432014-10-27T10:39:18.401-04:002014-10-27T10:39:18.401-04:00Loved this production! Everything about the eveni...Loved this production! Everything about the evening was magical. I wasn't bothered by it being in Dutch at all as the acting is so good. In fact I found the meaning came through more than the literal sense of the words had it been in English. It brought out a different aspect of the play, it's essence. I was mesmerized. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-59624058634509100332014-10-27T09:08:35.346-04:002014-10-27T09:08:35.346-04:00Very high quality production with wonderful acting...Very high quality production with wonderful acting. Unfortunately reading the supertitles did distract from watching the acting itself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-38459825022323813442014-10-26T15:34:23.681-04:002014-10-26T15:34:23.681-04:00One of the things I love about BAM is that they br...One of the things I love about BAM is that they bring the rest of the world to you. I could spend the money to fly to Amsterdam or Germany to see a Van Hove play but it would not be in English. BAM finds the plays, brings them to us and gives us subtitles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-27535536812362008372014-10-25T23:44:38.782-04:002014-10-25T23:44:38.782-04:00The actor playing Roy Cohn was very effective in p...The actor playing Roy Cohn was very effective in portraying the long decline into terminal illness.<br /><br />The play itself is two hours too long and dated.<br /><br />The Dutch production was much more effective than the bloated movie version.<br /><br />We could have done without all the very loud music.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-37634942230120755652014-10-25T16:06:53.980-04:002014-10-25T16:06:53.980-04:00My friend gave me and my boyfriend last min ticket...My friend gave me and my boyfriend last min tickets to the show Friday night. WOW. I was blown away. I have only seen the movie and did not know what to expect. It was so simple but moving. His tickets came with dinner which we assumed was chips and sandwich. Again, blown away. We both had salmon, salad, and desert. The lady told us we were able to eat at our seat which we did. Perfect Night. I will be back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-3262392752752158162014-10-25T14:43:05.551-04:002014-10-25T14:43:05.551-04:00I had mixed feelings, but essentially I was moved....I had mixed feelings, but essentially I was moved. I don't understand why Tony Kushner was so moved by the first appearance of the angel, who was neither a woman nor seemed anything unusual--more like hospital personnel. And I didn't understand why Ethel Rosenberg was so chic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-30785385262452400202014-10-24T17:04:23.677-04:002014-10-24T17:04:23.677-04:00It was a spectacular production in every way. I s...It was a spectacular production in every way. I saw the original ages ago, the TV version, the revival at Signature 3 years ago and now this. the play never fails to stimulate , move, provoke and capture your attention. i wouldn't have missed it for the world. Another plus, the easily read subtitles were a blessing. You could read every word of Kushner's brilliant and funny dialogue.No need to strain to hear it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-7970392808698411382014-10-24T13:05:25.265-04:002014-10-24T13:05:25.265-04:00I love "Angels in America" and was excit...I love "Angels in America" and was excited at the prospect of seeing it live. While I enjoyed this production, I couldn't help wishing I was watching it in English. Part of this stemmed from frustration over needing to read the supertitles instead of being able to watch the actors. But more fundamentally, I think "Angels" is just such a quintessentially American play. It deals with a very specific period of U.S. history. Hearing it in Dutch was distracting. When I bought my ticket, I didn't actually notice the tiny asterisk saying the play was in Dutch. In the future, BAM should make that more prominent. It was pretty essential to the ultimate experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-23811864975565282752014-10-24T10:41:23.972-04:002014-10-24T10:41:23.972-04:00Incredible that a 5 hour production in Dutch(!) co...Incredible that a 5 hour production in Dutch(!) could be so mesmerizing. Absolutely adored the show--staging, actors. I still haven't figured out why Dutch (other than that was the director's language/company). Not sure that the language element really added to the show, but it certainly did not distract. BUT, the boxed dinner service was a mess. Ill-organized (waited 20 minutes in a mobbed queue for a boxed meal) and clumsy. Why take tickets and names? Why only delivering meals at one small location? Why not have more tables, especially for people who can't sit on the floor. Saw one older gentleman bent almost in half struggling to carry his pizza-sized box up the steep stairs...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com