Cast: Len Cariou (Joe Keller), Laurie Metcalf (Kate Keller), Neil Patrick Harris (Chris Keller), Amy Sloan (Ann Deever), Chris Payne Gilbert (George Deever), Morgan Rusler (Dr. Jim Bayliss), Robin Riker (Sue Bayliss), Liam Christopher O'Brien (Frank Lubey), Megan Austin Oberle (Lydia Lubey), & Sterling Beaumon (Bert)
I had never seen Arthur Miller's All My Sons before and was excited to see it with such a wonderful cast. All My Sons instantly shot to the top of my list of favorite plays. Proof is still my favorite, but All My Sons is right behind it. Arthur Miller was an amazing playwrite and I'm so glad that the Geffen Playhouse put on this production of All My Sons.
Although I was expecting the moment at the end of the third act, it still caught me by surprise a bit when it happened. Something about waiting for a moment throughout the whole play seems to do that to me. I didn't know much about the story going into the play, since seeing the cast and a play by Arthur Miller was all I needed to know to buy the ticket.
I highly recommend this production in LA. It's playing at the Geffen Playhouse until May 21st, so there's still time to catch it if you're in the LA area. If not, I recommend that you see it if there is a production nearby in the future. So far, All My Sons is my favorite of the plays I've seen by Arthur Miller. It's a very well written and powerful play about what one man does to do what he thinks is necessary to provide for his family during the war. Years later, everything is uncovered as his son is about to marry his partner's daughter. The way the truth is revealed and how everyone handles it makes the play interesting.
The fact that our country is again at war makes All My Sons very timely in spite of the fact that it was written about 60 years ago. If you can get to see the production at the Geffen Playhouse, you won't be disappointed.
Grade: A-
Labels: 2006, Best Revival, drama, Neil Patrick Harris, play, war
Reviewed by Kat at the 2:00 PM show | 0 screams