One Man's Opinion Episode 18: The Lehman Trilogy on Broadway
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
- It's been a busy few days as I present to you my last of three Broadway reviews in a row with The Lehman Trilogy, written by Stefano Massini and adapted by Ben Power and playing at the Nederlander Theatre. For tickets visit thelehmantrilo...
PRODUCTION
Written by Stefano Massini
Adapted by Ben Powers
Directed by Sam Mendes
Scenic Design by Es Devlin
Costume Design by Katrina Lindsay
Video Design by Luke Halls
Lighting Design by Jon Clark
Composer and Sound Design by Nick Powell
CD Sound Design by Dominic Bilkey
Music Direction by Candida Caldicot
Movement by Polly Bennett
Associate Director: Zoe Ford Burnett
US General Manager: Wagner Johnson Productions
OK General Manager: Jack Bull
Casting: Wendy Spon CDG & Jim Carnahan CSA
Press Representation: DKC/O&M
Production Manager: Aurora Productions & Jim Leaver
Production Stage Manager: David Lober
Associate General Manager: Megan Curren
Company Manager: Deirdre Murphy
CAST
Simon Russell Beale as Henry Lehman
Adam Godley as Mayer Lehman
Adrian Lester as Emanuel Lehman
Aaron Krohn as Janitor
Candida Caldicot: Pianist
Gillian Berkowitz: Alternate Pianist
Kimberlee Wertz: Associate Music Coordinator
I am in total agreement with you on this review. “The Lehman Trilogy” is one of the best things I have ever seen in the Theater. It will be a long time before we see something this strong again.
I found your reviews recently and love them. As a student studying playwriting, I appreciate your thoughtfulness and craft as a reviewer. I learn so much just by listening to your words. CZcams is a space mostly dominated by the Millennial and Gen Z set, so it’s nice to have the perspective of someone a generation or two older than us.
The Lehman Trilogy is a play I’ve been dying to see and am looking forward to its return to England this upcoming January. Thank you so much for your review and also the time and effort made to keep this channel running while maintaining your regular day job and life.
Thank you very much. It's difficult to keep going sometimes, mostly because of how exhausting this all can be, and comments like these help me keep going.
The Lehman Trilogy is perhaps one of the most brilliant pieces of theatre I have experienced. It represents what only live theatre can do on several levels. It's a master class in acting, dozens of characters being represented by 3 actors. The stage design creates a literal flow through the decades and the scenic design is both literal and figurative representations of place and mood without ever being distracting. And, as you mention, this complex story with many characters over many years is never confusing. There is so much packed into it but it is like a great novel where you can't wait for the pages to keep turning.
One of the most brilliant things which did not get a mention from you is the music. A single pianist evoking place and time and character and tension and change, so integral to the storytelling that the piano becomes a fourth character. And the ending (warning...bit of a spoiler here) was an unexpected bold move. We are all familiar with the news images of the Lehman employees carrying out their boxes of belongings and, after spending hours with 3 actors, seemingly out of nowhere about 18 actors show up to carry out their boxes of belongings. The same boxes which have been used, to great effect, throughout the show as a variety of set pieces.
Hi Tim, thanks for that informative review. Based on your review, this sounds like a play that I will really enjoy. I must make a way to see it! Thanks again! 😊
Thank you for watching my review!
Love your reviews. I agree with your opinion on Chicken and Biscuits. In my view, more effective forerunner of plays on black joy than Thoughts on a Colored Man.
Thank you very much!
Kind of disgusting how people could come from another country and help perpetuate the degradation of an entire race of people. ☹️