TIME STOOD STILL AT TIME STANDS STILL

We had very high expectations for this show. So much so that we actually had 2 sets of tickets. Because of a conflict on the night of our original tickets, we gave them to Jason & Danielle, who really liked the play. After all, who could resist this cast?
The Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre is actually one of the more comfortable Broadway venues; seats roomier than most.

The fabulous cast did not disappoint. Alicia Silverstone (remember her from the 1995 flick CLUELESS?) has really grown up and her acting ability has clearly grown with her. Silverstone was perfectly cast as Mandy Bloom, who learns right after giving birth that the joys of motherhood, at least for her, far outweigh her career as an event planner.

Eric Bogosian, who is one of our favorites on LAW & ORDER, was also amazing in his role as the agent/best friend and love interest, baby daddy & eventually husband of Alicia Silverstone’s character.

We adore Brian D’Arcy James, who was also perfectly cast as Laura Linney’s love interest and then husband and who proves that his talent extends well beyond his outstanding performance as the all green Shrek.

And we are totally crazy for Laura Linney. In anything from Broadway (LOVED her in LES LIASONS DANGEREUSES ) to movies to television. The only negative we can say about Linney’s performance in TIME STANDS STILL was that her wardrobe seemed at most times to not fit her well. The best line of the play, which totally personified her character, was Linney standing with a straight face and saying to Brian D’Arcy James (then her husband), “This is me, happy.”

Linney, D’Arcy James, Bogosian & Silverstone were absolutely perfectly cast and played their roles flawlessly. Yet we never got engaged and walked out feeling as though something was missing. We can’t even say that the problem was with the way Daniel Sullivan directed this powerhouse of talent. This leaves us with only one person to “blame” – the playwright himself. Donald Marguiles took a really interesting subject and brought it nowhere. We missed David Mamet every minute of the show.

Next up: COME FLY AWAY!