See it if Major actors, non stop laughter, intriguing and well worth the money. Near Restaurant Row. Two full hours of fun with an intermission.
Don't see it if You are unable to climb stairs. There are two sets of 16 steps leading to seating. Very old episcopal church is the venue.
See it if One of the best things I've seen since the pandemic. A great, even flawless play performed by older actors who really know how to do it.
Don't see it if No reason. Ignore the bad reviews and run to get your ticket. Read more
See it if You want to see this endearing play set in 1928 about marriage, family & growing older. An incredibly skilled cast that leaves you in awe!
Don't see it if You don’t want to take a moment to enjoy a play that has lasted thru the decades. A community theater warhorse, this play shines off Bway!
See it if Even if you saw the legendary revival years ago, this will not disappoint.
Don't see it if It’s a well made play, expertly in that genre.
See it if Amazingly relevant, disarmingly deep. V well done revival w/stellar veteran actors; I was taken w/ this story about values, family & trust~
Don't see it if Ur seeking show w/ excitement/flash centering around young people or contemporary issuesTimes disliked the play itself-closed way too early
See it if you want to see a stellar cast in a classic American play. The play is charming and old-fashioned—in a good way!
Don't see it if you do not like classic American plays or believable characters. Plus there is no profanity!
See it if If you like plays with a great story performed by veteran actors
Don't see it if You like musicals and not comedies
See it if you want to see wonderful acting by seasoned professionals ... where acting is the real special effect.
Don't see it if you want razzel dazzle, this ain't it... it's traditional theater done well.
"With its thin psychology, predictable structure and characters to laugh at, not with, the play serves a snoozy, somewhat bitter slice of small town life. Imagine Thornton Wilder without the radicalism, William Inge without the melancholy, Lillian Hellman without the flash."
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"There are a host of seasoned actors here, including Patty McCormack, Dan Lauria, Tony Roberts, Alley Mills, and more, all of whom help breathe life into this aging comedy. But Morning's at Seven now seems so bereft of anything new to say, and so out of touch with today's America, that even its fine performances can't keep its nostalgic bubble from bursting."
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It's a peerless study of hidden-in-plain sight eccentricity, focusing on elderly characters who, fearing that happiness is passing them by, find themselves acting out in unseemly fashion. Playwright Paul Osborn, a Midwesterner by birth, understood that pleasant small-town manners often hid a multitude of sorrows. "You can be alone in a lot of different ways," remarks one of the play's quartet of sisters, and Morning's at Seven knows them all.
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"Pssst! If you’re looking for a top-drawer, first-rate cast of Broadway and off-Broadway vets in a five-alarm revival, have I got a show for you! It’s Paul Osborn’s 1939 classic, Morning’s at Seven."
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"Such moments, big and small but mainly small, are beautifully realized in the staging by Dan Wackerman which never pushes too hard for either laughs or pathos but succeeds in producing both. The estimable ensemble works together like a well-oiled machine, with nary a weak link."
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Director Dan Wackerman’s fine revival of Paul Osborn’s now classic Morning’s At Seven is quite satisfying as a production where all of the elements come together, as well as giving us a story with a deservedly happy ending.
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"Under the confident direction of Dan Wackerman, a veteran cast of nine keeps the play humming and ensures the likability of each of its characters."
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One of the pleasures in this latest revival of “Morning’s At Seven,” a quietly funny and surprisingly astute evergreen comedy about four aging sisters…who live cheek by jowl but don’t always see eye to eye, Is how many of the nine cast members could fit one of those “where are they now” features… [the characters they portray] begin to see each other, and themselves, in a new light.
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