The revival also stars Zoey Deutch, Katie Holmes, Ephraim Sykes, and more.
Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it every, every minute?
The short answer is, of course, no.
Jim Parsons in ‘Our Town’.Daniel Rader
And the long answer is once again unfolding on Broadway, under the direction of Tony winnerKenny Leon.
On either edge of the stage are pews where audience members sit.
Theres simple, expertly deployed lighting design from Allen Lee Hughes, including the occasional lantern, but otherwise?
‘Our Town’ on Broadway.Daniel Rader
The rest is pure, unfiltered imagination.
And its all too easy to fill in the blanks.
The space appears sparse and simple, which makes it all the more vast.
Ephraim Sykes and Zoey Deutch in ‘Our Town’.Daniel Rader
Leons inclusive approach to casting means the play better reflects life as we know it.
The Stage Manager insists that it is 1901, but also affirms that it is not.
The most winning aspect of Wilder’s play is its warmth.
Our Townis, arguably, utterly plotless.
What drama plagues the town of Grovers Corners, besides a single drunken organ player?
And people die, as they always do.
But then, it isnt about what happens but the unremarkable reality of it happening at all.
It is, if nothing else, a reminder that life itself ought to be thoroughly appreciated.Grade: B
