See it if You want to laugh and then cryyyyyyyyyy
Don't see it if You don't want to feel
See it if You want to see stellar performance by cast. Emotional story of alcoholism & a mother’s favoritism &shunning of kids. A dysfunctional family
Don't see it if Not into dysfunctional family drama/comedy. Homosexually biased Read more
See it if You want to see Jessica Lange in a powerful and funny performance. As well as Jim Parsons and Celia Keenan-Bolger giving fine support.
Don't see it if You are triggered by a truly horrible mother.
See it if The acting is excellent, especially Jessica Lange. It’s a family story, dysfunctional but siblings loving and caring for each other.
Don't see it if You are not a fan of Jessica Lange - she is the reason to see it. This is about a family, gay kids, very unhappy mom.
See it if you want a complex play about motherhood and parenting and accepting your kids, A fan of the cast and the playwright,
Don't see it if You dont like gay plays, want something more lighthearted and less challenging
See it if Absorbing performances by all three leading players.
Don't see it if HIV/AIDS topics are triggering
See it if you're a fan of Lange, by now as good on stage as on screen, and appreciate the complicated process of forgiveness. CKB & JP strong as well.
Don't see it if you find Vogel overrated (I usually do but liked this) and don't like non-verbal theatre scenes, which were high points here for me. Read more
See it if You love the actors and want an emotional, deep show.
Don't see it if You have similar trauma or want something that doesn't have the occasional slow section. The writing is great in a lot of places but not all
“Mother Play is a quieter show, softer and less shattering."
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"While Mother Play may be punitive, it is never pitilessly so."
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"Mother Play is all about the mother’s touch and what it means to mother and be mothered"
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"Her script assembles the contradictions...but it doesn’t provide a route through them."
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"...a funny and affecting but slight and fragmentary drama depicting Ms. Lange’s Phyllis"
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"...a genuinely engaging examination of a family trying to find equilibrium."
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"...Vogel’s latest hits the emotional beats...reminder to call your mom now and then."
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"...ends exactly as expected, but the emotional rollercoaster is worth the ride."
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