I went to see the new Tom Ford movie, A Single Man and it really touched me. If you’ve ever lost somebody it will do that to you too. Tom Ford captures that emotion, that emptiness that one feels inside. It was very stylish, with incredible cars and fashion (of course) but I don’t think that it detracted from what the story was about. (Although so many of Colin Firth’s suits looked like they were Thom Browne - but i think it fitted into what the character was about.) If you haven’t seen it I really suggest you do – it is outstanding: the acting, emotional impact and visually. Brilliant.

I went to see Superior Donuts, a great play written by Tracy Letts – the same person who wrote August Osage County. I went to see it four days after I left the hospital and was really scared of sitting in a chair for two and a half hours, but time just flew by. Tracy Letts is such a great writer and ‘Donuts’ is such an uplifting story. It was written after his father died and he wanted to put something out there that had a more positive ending and I really think he accomplished it.

Tonight I’m seeing The Royal Family. I’m going with Preston Bailey who is now starting to do stage sets, so he’s hunting and gathering ideas and inspirations. Pretty sure it will be fun to see a play through his eyes.

Last night I went to see The Old Vic production of The Norman Conquests. The play is a trilogy and you can either see one part a night or, on Saturday, see all three plays consecutively. The show has an all British cast and was really funny, very tongue-in-cheek and very British in the humor.

The audience really had a great time and it was the perfect blend of some sex, some raunchy, some silliness and a little bit of drama – perfect for our times. While I don’t always like British comedy, this was certainly up high on my enjoyment list.

This play was nominated for lots of Tonys and very deservingly won the 2009 Tony for Best Play Revival.

Go see it!

I went to see Accent on Youth at the theater last night.

The audience seemed very ‘out-of-town-ish’, mostly above forty and they all loved David Hyde Pierce. I don’t know why I bought the tickets as he’s never been a favorite of mine, but I guess my compulsive theater-going mind pushed me in that direction.

The play is a take on the 1930’s original, but this version is so mechanical, so rigid in its delivery with none of the effervescence of what a Noel Coward would have done in one of his plays.

But what do I know? The audience loved it, it was only me who sat there stone-faced all night.

If you’ve seen it, what did you think?

Last night I went to see Hedda Gabbler on Broadway with Mary-Louise Parker in the lead. (For those who don’t know the Hedda plot, it’s about a really self-absorbed bitch that screws everybody over and then kills herself.) The play takes place in Germany in the 19^th Century and I really loved the set – there were some really nice Biedermeier pieces on stage, which I thought was quite unusal. The upholstered sofa featured really nice Clarence House fabric and added a sense of austerity to the play.

I thought Mary-Louise Parker was really good in this roll. In the reviews they commented on the fact that her performance was very contemporary compared to the other actors. Maybe that had to do with the fact that she really showed her emotions, which in 19^th Century Germany would have been frowned upon. But she put the bitch thing across beautifully and it was a good theater evening.