Right now, there are two plays -- one in Boston, the other on Long Island -- with local connections. The latter is "Little Women the Broadway Musical," based on the story by Louisa May Alcott. This review calls it a "lively, light-hearted romp." It runs through April 19 (no doubt just a coincidence -- what do New Yorkers know from Patriots' Day?).
The other play is Two Men of Florence, a drama about Galileo Galilei and Pope Urban VIII. It's by Richard N. Goodwin, who's been a Concordian for decades. It's at the Huntington Theater.
We saw this play on opening night and it was both wonderfully done and the story was just fascinating. The language the playright used is very complex, the dialogue bright. The cast excellent, the sets mind-bogglingly wonderful, the sound and lighting just grand. The tale is certainly one for our time: the fight for dominence between science and faith, damning of those who think differently, celebrity and out-of-control ego vying for the hearts of the public.
We saw a number of Concordians, friends and acquaintances of Dick and his wife Doris, as we are (we used to have the same hairdresser and run into each other and chat at lunchtime).
This play was first mounted a couple of years ago in London where it was quite a triumph. It's wonderful to see a man with such a complex, successful writing life branch out so beautifully into new areas. Do go see this play if you have a chance -- it runs until April 5.
To learn more about Two Men of Florence, here is a variety of audio interviews with Richard Goodwin. A variety of videos including an interview and a mini-documentary about the play can be found here.
The other play is Two Men of Florence, a drama about Galileo Galilei and Pope Urban VIII. It's by Richard N. Goodwin, who's been a Concordian for decades. It's at the Huntington Theater.We saw this play on opening night and it was both wonderfully done and the story was just fascinating. The language the playright used is very complex, the dialogue bright. The cast excellent, the sets mind-bogglingly wonderful, the sound and lighting just grand. The tale is certainly one for our time: the fight for dominence between science and faith, damning of those who think differently, celebrity and out-of-control ego vying for the hearts of the public.
We saw a number of Concordians, friends and acquaintances of Dick and his wife Doris, as we are (we used to have the same hairdresser and run into each other and chat at lunchtime).
This play was first mounted a couple of years ago in London where it was quite a triumph. It's wonderful to see a man with such a complex, successful writing life branch out so beautifully into new areas. Do go see this play if you have a chance -- it runs until April 5.
To learn more about Two Men of Florence, here is a variety of audio interviews with Richard Goodwin. A variety of videos including an interview and a mini-documentary about the play can be found here.
