My review of “August : Osage County”
Yup, we’re still in New York City, and still seeing plays. We saw August : Osage County yesterday afternoon. This was Meg’s top pick for the weekend. Great pick !!For August, Meg was able to get a student ticket, but unfortunately, I had to pay full price. No super-cheap rush tickets like we got for Boeing Boeing.
August : Osage County has a neat story. It was actually first produced in Chicago at the Steppenwolf theatre. It was so successful there, that they picked up the whole production, actors and all, and moved it to Broadway ! And it’s doing fantastic. In fact, it’s up for a Tony nomination for Best Play.
I was a little leery, since it’s a three act play, complete with two intermissions, that runs for a full three and half hours ! But you know what, it was fantastic ! The acting was brilliant across the board, which is saying something since there’s about 12 people in the cast.
In short, it’s the story of a dysfunctional family from Oklahoma, wrestling with the untimely disappearance of the patriarch of the clan. From there, I’m going to let you discover the story yourself ! But if this thing actually wins the Tony for Best Play, tickets are going to be impossible to get.
One Response to “My review of “August : Osage County””
What? No reviews since last May?!? Is everything all right over there, Chad?