Photo: Sara Krulwich/The New York Times
My sister-in-law, Maddie, made her Broadway debut last night, as a member of the small ensemble cast of the new play, Next Fall. We are over-the-moon excited for her, and completely proud beyond words.
Taro and I saw the show last summer when it became a critical and box-office hit Off-Broadway, and we were absolutely overwhelmed by the emotional and intellectual impact of the show. Seriously. We are big theatre-goers and Taro grew up in a family of actors and directors, and I don't remember ever going to a show before that we had to sit in our seats afterwards for 15 minutes absorbing it and composing ourselves. Next Fall really knocked us out. I made us laugh, it made us sob, and it made us think. And we couldn't stop thinking about it.
Fast-forward to today: The show has moved to Broadway (produced by Sir Elton John, no less!) and the rave reviews hit the newsstands this morning. Ben Brantley, the senior theatre critic for The New York Times, could not have been more glowing in his assessment of Next Fall, calling it "the funniest heartbreaker in town." No joke, this play is top-notch, provocative, humane, entertaining art of the highest and rarest order, and it just so happens that my amazing sister-in-law is one of the stars that makes it so!
So, if you're in NYC or planning or visit, I urge you to check out Next Fall and experience the beauty for yourself. Order tickets here. Taro and I are giddy with excitement to see the show on Tuesday night -- my parents will be babysitting and it will be our first date since W's birth!
It is slightly surreal, but ever-so-awesome to see Maddie's photo every time we take the subway!
Maddie with friends and family at last night's opening. Photo via Broadway.com.
Oh my goodness...how incredibly exciting! Congrats to your sister!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your date night, no doubt it will be spectacular!
How exciting! Sounds great!
ReplyDeleteSo exciting! We are visiting NYC to see friends this summer...I wonder if we can still catch it?
ReplyDeleteSmartBear, hopefully the show will still be running this summer! It has all the makings of a huge hit.
ReplyDeleteWow, that is just amazing! How exciting!
ReplyDeleteI was a Drama major in college and miss seeing shows SO much. Next time I'm in NY, I'll have to try to catch this!
Congrats to Maddie!
Having seen this brilliant play off Broadway, and excitedly anticipating seeing it again on Broadway with my parents in April, I can testify that every accolade is 100% deserved.
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited for Maddie!!
AND the play is absolutely the best I have seen in as long as I can remember. So intelligent, laugh out loud funny, and heartbreaking, all at once.
I'm SO happy you are getting to go for your first date!! HOORAY to your parents for keeping both boys Tuesday nite!
xoxo
congrat to your family.....how fun to see maddie's face on the subway!!!! enjoy your date, time with your loved other half is always sooooo special :)
ReplyDeleteHow exciting!! One of these days I'll get my hiney to New York! :-)
ReplyDeletePlease give Maddie my congratulations! I see her every time I get on the subway too - I think they just put the poster up a few days ago, because I hadn't seen it before, and I looked more closely and thought, "Hey that's Maddie! Good for her!" Hope I can see it one day.
ReplyDeleteCongrats! That is so exciting! Hope you enjoy the show =)
ReplyDeleteOn another note, did you see the warning about slings? http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10165.html
I was hoping to hear your thoughts on the issue. Have a great weekend!