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CRITICOPIA OFF & OFF-OFF BROADWAY
| Show Title: |
Love, Loss and What I Wore |
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| Total Rating: |
***1/4 |
| Previews: |
September 21, 2009 |
| Opened: |
October 1, 2009 |
| Ended: |
March 10, 2010 |
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| Country: |
USA |
| State: |
New York |
| City: |
New York |
| Theater Type: |
off-Broadway |
| Company / Producers: |
Dary Roth |
| Theater: |
Westside Theater |
| Theater Address: |
407 West 43 Street |
| Phone: |
212-239-6200 |
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| Genre: |
Revue |
| Author: |
Nora Ephron & Delia Ephron adapting Ilene Beckerman book |
| Director: |
Karen Carpenter |
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| Review: |
Love, Loss and What I Wore, adapted by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron from the book by Ilene Beckerman, is a narrative, read and acted by five women about the foibles and interactions between girls and their mothers, their romances and passages in life, all tied to clothing. The stories are universal; the actresses are accomplished and charming. They have a rotating cast, and my night had Carol Kane Lucy DeVito, Katie Finneran, Capathia Jenkins and Natasha Lyonne -- all filled with sparks of life, all ringing true. Clearly directed by Karen Carpenter, it is observational humor at a high level, with special resonance for a father of four daughters. People laugh at two things: recognition and incongruity, and I recognized an awful lot.
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| Cast: |
Carol Kane Lucy DeVito, Katie Finneran, Capathia Jenkins and Natasha Lyonne |
| Technical: |
Set: Jo Winiarski; Costumes: Jessica Jahn; Lighting: Jeff Croiter; Sound: Walter Trarbach. |
| Critic: |
Richmond Shepard |
| Date Reviewed: |
December 2009 |
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