See it if Arthur Miller throws a punch and writes vivid characters that one relates to. This is a fantastic production with superb acting from its cas
Don't see it if Danny Devito, Jessica Hecht, Tony Shalhoub and Mark Ruffalo are giving wonderful performances. Miss it at your peril.
See it if You want to see Danny DeVito inhabit an old Jewish wheeler-dealer. Mark Ruffalo & Tony Shaloub are fabulous as haunted siblings. J Hecht=fab
Don't see it if You don't think Arthur Miller has written anything else worthy of note other than Death of a Salesman.
See it if you have an interest in Arthur Miller's lesser-known plays. The Price is a quiet masterpiece, and this company of four gives it their all.
Don't see it if you haven't had caffeine beforehand. The plot is complicated; the production relies solely on the dialogue (and the way the actors deliver).
See it if If you love Arthur Miller's great, moving theater, thought provoking characters with history and depth.
Don't see it if If you're only interested in avant garde theater. Read more
See it if Wonderful acting with such great stars! Story amazing! Loved every section. On edge of my seat.
Don't see it if If you don't love the theater! It's perfect.
See it if You appreciate Arthur Miller as interpreted by four intense and nuanced performances.
Don't see it if You are not interested in the intensity that is Arthur Miller.
See it if You like dramas about family and sibling rivalries; estate sales; enjoy a great cast with a scene stealing performance by Danny DeVito
Don't see it if You do not like Arthur Miller plays and the underlying sadness and futility;expect a happy ending
See it if you are a fan of Arthur Miller's work.
Don't see it if you don't like dealing with emotions about a dysfunctional family and are looking for light entertainment.
"Subtlety is no great hallmark of Arthur Miller's plays...This affliction is seldom more pronounced in his oeuvre than it is in his 1968 effort 'The Price,' something you're keenly aware of throughout Terry Kinney's otherwise fine revival...'The Price' feels less like a finished drama than a staged reading of a sketchbook...Good though the members of this cast might be, they fall short of that ideal and don't register as either an integrated family or an integrated ensemble."
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“The first act of director Terry Kinney’s ultimately solid-as-oak production struggles to find a consistent tone…DeVito lays the cute-old-guy shtick on a little thick…Once the second act begins with the surprise arrival of Victor’s long-estranged brother Walter (a mesmerizing, sure-footed Tony Shalhoub) the production truly starts to cohere…In the late-in-play scenes, as Victor defends the choices he made (foolish or not), Ruffalo’s performance vividly comes to life.”
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"While lacking the poetry of Miller's masterwork, 'Death of a Salesman,' Terry Kinney does bring it off as a fine theatrical string quartet. His players hit the right keys to reach the big climax this sort of well-made play calls for...Terry Kinney has given 'The Price' a solid production without any attempts to intersperse trendy 'now' touches. While Mark Ruffalo's Victor is a bit too stiff as the play's most conflicted character, he does well with the wordless moments."
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"Though 'The Price' is really and primarily about the strained relationship between two brothers, Danny DeVito, playing an outsider, hijacks this production and makes it his own. Perhaps Arthur Miller's most comedic character, Solomon was a vaudevillian 'acrobat' ('I was on the same bill with Gallagher and Shean in maybe fifty theaters,' he tells Victor), who delivers his every line with stereotypically Jewish shtick."
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"Dated, but always relevant portrayal of family discord, resentment, disappointment and frustration...The hearty laughs in Act I belie the pain and sorrow of what’s to come...These are award-winning performances by a stellar cast–Ruffalo filled with an unrequited resentment; Shalhoub digging deep to hide his emotional void; DeVito offering the perfect humorous relief, and Hecht as the discontented but compliant wife, as Arthur Miller forever seeks truth."
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"DeVito is determined and brilliant. This is a performance that crackles. In comparison to him, all the other actors seem like they are once removed, as if they were under water. It is a startling contrast...Hard to say if it is the writing or the performances, but everyone felt out of sorts...For this writer it was uneventful bordering on confusing–this is the part where the actors felt out of sync and the blocking was awkward."
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"Mark Ruffalo returns to the Broadway stage in a part that seems tailor made to his physicality, his vocals, and his persona...Danny DeVito, coughing and hacking his way up and onto the stage, almost steals the show away from Ruffalo and Shalhoub...Hecht somehow manages to hold her own when paired with him...Roundabout has pulled out all the stops creating an atmospheric story with history, literally, hanging over their heads. It’s a solid revival of a less than solid play."
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“Not one of Miller’s best plays…Fortunately, Miller threw a modicum of humor into this dark and rather repetitious work...There are powerful passages. But this is slow and often ponderous going…The performers often seem to be playing at different speeds, on different levels…Miller’s plays are less malleable, and it takes a lot to either make them resonate today, or help us understand how they felt at the time of conception. This production, unfortunately, doesn’t do either well enough."
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