Excerpt
from:
December
15, 1997, Elyse Sommer, CurtainUp.
Meet Eddie Carbone (Anthony LaPaglia), his wife Bea (Allison Janney)
and their seventeen-year-old niece Catherine (Brittany Murphy).
This is a typical working class family of the Depression era.
Their roles are clearly defined by their milieu and times, with
the man always the ruler of his little realm. Yet within a few
minutes of entering into their very ordinary world, you realize
that what you see and hear masks an emotional land mine.
Welcome
to Arthur Miller's Greek Tragedy, American style -- the forty-two-year
old A View From the Bridge , currently being given a wonderfully
full-bodied revival at the Roundabout's Stage Right....
....Allison
Janney, who was last seen as the glib, sophisticated ex-wife in
last season's Present Laughter (see link to review below) is utterly
convincing as the plain-spoken Bea. Her voice is sheer Brooklyn,
her heart totally exposed as she struggles to save her marriage.
Above
all these fine actors have captured not only Miller's rich dialogue,
but all the nuances in the pauses between the spoken words. To
cite just a few examples: Eddie's fingers moving ever so slightly
underneath Catherine's sweater in one of the first scenes. . .Bea's
eyes as she watches her husband and niece and in the big climactic
arrest scene.
See
the original article at:
http://www.curtainup.com/view.html
Excerpt
from:
....So
there you have two major reasons to enjoy this new Present Laughter:
Langella's firm grasp on Coward's wit and charm and Coward's indisputable
genius at constructing a drawing room comedy that moves briskly
from beginning to end, compensating for its complete lack of substance
with generous servings of witty lines.
Add
to the list of this production's pleasures two other performance
gems-- Lisa Emery as Monica his secretary and Allison Janney as
his wife, and you can forgive some of the less stellar interpretations
of major (the glamorous Joanna) and minor parts (Henry and Morris
the business manager and accountant)....
See
the original article at:
http://www.curtainup.com/present.html
Excerpt
from:
A
View from the Bridge
by Arthur Miller
at the Neil Simon Theatre
Review
by David Roberts
All
of the performances in this production are nothing short of stellar,
almost perfect. Anthony LaPaglia (Eddie), Allison Janney (Beatrice)
and Robert Lupone (Alfieri) give especially riveting performances
and should not be missed....
See
the original article at:
http://www.theatrereviews.com/pastreviews/viewfrombridge.html
Excerpt
from: A View From the Bridge Review
....Director
Mayer massages the tension by intensifying mundane exchanges between
Eddie, his wife, Beatrice (Janney, as always, a consummate performer)...
http://infoplease.lycos.com/ipea/A0759089.html
Tony
Predictions by Mr. Mickey
Nonetheless, Mr.
Mickey will be slightly embittered if the trophy doesn't go to
the talented and deserving Allison Janney, who is a peach as Beatrice
in the revival of Arthur Miller's A View From the Bridge.
http://www.papermag.com/paperdaily/paperclips/980605.shtml
Excerpt
from: Death of a Stevedore
By John Simon
In
a much more passive role, Miss Janney nevertheless radiates understanding
and empathy. And when she is allowed to let go, her pleading is
without plaintiveness, her passion brims over into compassion.
Her dignity remains magnificently intact.
http://www.newyorkmag.com/page.cfm?page_id=1973
Review
of A View from the Bridge
...Allison
Janney, who handled Noel Coward with aplomb in "Present Laughter",
is equally at home as a Brooklyn housewife; there's never a feeling
she's slumming. It's a lovely performance.
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/3091/rev1.html
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