Photo by Mark S. Howard.
presented by The Lyric Stage Company
by Steven Dietz
Directed by Larry Coen
Production sponsored by Tim & Linda Holiner
November 29th – December 22nd
140 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA
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Review by Craig Idlebrook
(Boston) Film, literature and theater are filled with midlife crises. The plotlines for men offer them the chance to break away from office meetings and drudgery to lead a life of adventure and get the girl (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty). For women, the midlife crisis plotline offers a chance to break free from the ties that bind, to take a vacation from a family, and to have some great sex (The Bridges of Madison County). Too often, things either resolve too well or too tragically, but always too neatly. The explosion. The choice. The last goodbye. Fade out. Continue reading
