There is a play that everyone must see. That play is August: Osage County.
The wife, my buddy Merg and I saw the play tonight and it was one of the best plays I have seen in my life.
It tells the tale of a dysfunctional family in the hours leading up to the a tragedy and the days after it. Many secrets a revealed during the process. I know what you think, plays like that are a dime a dozen. But few are as funny as this one.
Black humor rules the day. Yes, there is a lot of pathos and dramatic tension. But the play is filled with uncomfortable "I shouldn't be laughing", laugh out loud moments.
This was brought to Broadway by the Steppenwolf Theater Company and features many actors new or unknown to Broadway. You'll see familiar faces, from unusual places such as "The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo", "Nash Bridges", and "Californiacation".
This might shake your faith in the cast. But this cast is first rate from top to bottom. Every actor is perfectly cast. What they lack in glamor, they make up in realism. You feel as if you are peeking in a family being torn apart, with witty, sarcastic zingers being thrown about left and right.
This is, I believe, a limited engagement. So you shouldn't waste any time seeing it. It is beyond great.
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