Mercy, where to start.......

The Good: The Tech was amazing it really looked like a loft in NY. The skylight lightning was awesome and the set design was stunning. I would want to live on that set! On a technical aspect it was awesome.
The only thing that really saved the show was Brooks and the comedic timing, and Ken's grasp at Burton. And yes Ken is the Eye Candy

The Bad: The Blocking could have used work. the "fight" scene was painful to watch. And for goodness sakes wait for the laughs to end. The show had numerous one liners that you laughed out loud but, then the actors just rushed through the next line. And you hear only half a line of possible important dialogue.


The Ugly Truth: I hate to say it but Zabryna slowed the show, every minute was just forced, unconnected, unprepared scenes. The story hinged on her performance. The ensemble interaction hinged on her character. She constantly looked Lost emotionally delivering deep lines of dialogue.

The Bottom Line: Its was Mediocre, and i want my money back

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Some interesting work here. Unfortunately, there is no possible chance of believing that she would be attracted to Pale as they had less than zero chemistry. Not to mention the cheesiest fight scene since theater rose from the primordial ooze.

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I'm surprised by all of the negative comments.
To me, this was a good (but not great) night of theater. The set is a good copy of a NY loft, though the furniture seemed too expensive for these characters. My biggest overall problem was the pacing of the staging. The coke-fueled first act was great and flew by as it should. But the second act flew by as well - this is not a good thing. The second act, especially the final scene - needed much more time to breathe. The ending was extremely rushed and didn't feel like an "ending" at all. We needed time to watch these characters find their way toward one another. A few long silences would have gone a long way. Another big problem for me: I didn't buy that Anna wouldn't throw Pale out in the 2nd Act. This was due to the poorly staged of the fight. If Pale is getting the bejeezus kicked out of him, then of course Anna would toss Burton out for his brutality and give Pale a free pass. But the staging didn't work so the reaction seemed bizarre.

The performers were good. Zabryna Guevara was good as Anna. She was best at at conveying Anna's anger and confusion. I truly bought that she was attracted to Pale because of his resemblance to Robbie. I DO think they could have worked on the sexual chemistry, but I believed that she cared about Pale. I saw understudy Matthew Williamson as Pale and he was great in the first Act. He's a bruiser type but he used his size to frighten and disarm. The words and shifting emotions spilled out beautifully. This is a very difficult role (one that I have seen establish actors screw up) and he did a great job. Brooks Ashmanskas as Larry nearly stole the show. He wasn't a tortured lonely queen but a fierce wise-cracking loyal friend. I loved that his Larry truly was in mourning. It's easy to overplay for laughs. One quibble, Larry's break down with Burton was a little much. I expected anger through tears - at least as Ashmaskas played him. Finally, Ken Burnett was great as the soulless Burton. I think the production could have played up the sexual ambiguity. Burton isn't gay - but he is a narcissist Hollywood-type whore who needs to be wanted by everyone. Burnett was a little too nice - but I bought his choices.

I truly hope people give this production a chance. It's great to see a straight play that isn't star-driven.

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Started strong and then fizzled out.

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