Private Lives (2002)
Opening Night: April 28, 2002
Closing: September 1, 2002
Theater: Richard Rodgers
Howard Davies directs Noel’s Coward’s Private Lives. Alan Rickman and Lindsay Duncan star in this comedy about a divorced couple who are reunited whilst honeymooning with their second spouses. This acclaimed production transfers to Broadway directly from its sold-out engagement on London’s West End.
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April 29, 2002
The laughter stops, at least for a moment, with the first embrace.
It’s been more than five years since Amanda and Elyot have been cheek to cheek, and the occasion is honored with a silence that roars like the ocean. Lest you doubt this is serious stuff, check out the expression on her face, seen over his shoulder. It’s a look of rapture, resignation and abject terror. As he will say later, none too happily, ”We’re in love all right.”
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