How I Fell In Love
Opening Night: January 30, 2011
Closing: February 13, 2011
Theater: Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex
Abingdon presents the world premiere of Joel Fields’ romantic comedy How I Fell in Love, winner of the 2009 Christopher Brian Wolk Award. Jules Ochoa is set to direct. Two lost souls haplessly seek romance as they stumble into adulthood. When they accidentally find their way into each other’s lives, they discover that their individual stories may be more intertwined than they could ever have imagined; and they start to question the meaning of fate, friendship, and true love.
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January 31, 2011
The latest example of the genre that might be called “successful television writer tries the New York stage” comes from Joel Fields, whose long list of producing and writing credits for TV includes “Ugly Betty,” “Commander in Chief” and “Rizzoli & Isles.” The play is “How I Fell in Love,” and it’s a pleasant enough romance. Just not a very ambitious one.
READ THE REVIEWJanuary 31, 2011
Joel Field’s delightful romantic comedy, How I Fell in Love, now at the Abingdon Theatre, plays out in 90 intermissionless minutes like an episode of How I Met Your Mother fused with some of the wittier philosophical observations from When Harry Met Sally — which is not surprising, considering Fields has an extensive background in television. The snappy dialogue suits his slightly neurotic characters well as they tell (and show) us how they fell in love.
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Cohen
January 30, 2011
The conventions of romantic comedy get a bright retooling and a handsome production in Joel Fields’ "How I Fell in Love." Charm, smarts, and delightful performances make the familiar terrain seem suddenly fresh.
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