"It’s fitting that as he [Doyle] steps down after six years as Classic Stage’s artistic director, he does so with such a rich example of what he brings to the table — or, rather, takes away from it. I hope he keeps doing so. To adapt a great Sondheim lyric: Give us less to see."
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" 'A Man of No Importance perfectly captures the feel of scrappy community theatre in a church basement...This revival has songs and performances that will rouse the soul, and that's of the utmost importance."
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"The satisfactions of this revival of 'A Man of No Importance' are all in that smaller-scale fiddling: both literally, in the sense of a bit of violin-playing onstage, and in a cast of supporting performances all crafted with delicacy."
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"While the intermission-less production is more than worthy of a Broadway transfer, I can’t help but feel that a great deal of its strength comes from its expert use of its intimate space...It also contains perhaps the best sound quality and control I have ever heard for a live musical in a small theater."
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" 'A Man of No Importance' is a heartfelt love letter to community theater and an intimate look at the private desperation of one man."
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By trimming the show by forty-five minutes (including jettisoning the intermission), and working more by implication than speechmaking, Doyle has come up with version that is much lighter on its feet, more suffused with genuine feeling. He clarifies the intentions of McNally's book, which places the lead character's lonely dilemma inside a larger network of frustrated yearnings, covert adulteries, and unwanted pregnancies, all fostered by the stifling Irish-Catholic morality of the era..
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"I found myself tearing up at the end...Indeed, it's a story worth telling, but what moved me was the reminder that even at a time when we are socially and politically more disconnected than ever, the theatre can provide a forgiving, comforting, and accepting space. And you don't even have to play a musical instrument to be a part of it."
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"Jim Parsons makes a half-hearted attempt to affect an Irish accent, but he appears disinclined to put in much effort. It’s not a matter of phonetics: he fails to capture the music of Irish speech. His is an indolent, entitled performance."
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