Sex Lives of Our Parents
Opening Night: June 7, 2011
Closing: July 3, 2011
Theater: McGinn
Virginia is getting married. As her wedding day approaches, unwanted ghosts of her mother’s past appear, unearthing a shocking past she never knew – nor wanted to. A provocative comic nightmare about the mysterious hollows between parents and children and things that may be better left unsaid.
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June 22, 2011
Prenuptial jitters and the paranormal, two staples of pop culture narratives, are coupled uneasily in “Sex Lives of Our Parents,” a new comedy by Michael Mitnick at the McGinn Cazale Theater as part of the Second Stage Theater’s uptown series.
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June 22, 2011
Virginia Kull (the self-assured thesp who plays Virginia) and Ben Rappaport (star of NBC’s "Outsourced," playing Jeff) are terrifically appealing as young lovers teetering on the brink of marriage — if Virginia’s attack of nervous ambivalence doesn’t derail the nuptials her parents are eagerly planning.
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June 23, 2011
How much do you really want to know about your mother’s sexual history? In Michael Mitnick’s Sex Lives of Our Parents, presented by Second Stage Theatre Uptown at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre, protagonist Virginia (played by Virginia Kull) learns more than she ever wanted to. The briskly paced 90-minute comedy is provocative and engaging, even if director Davis McCallum’s production is unevenly executed.
READ THE REVIEWJune 22, 2011
I confess to approaching Michael Mitnick’s new play "Sex Lives of Our Parents" with more than a touch of skepticism. That old cliché of not wanting to think about your parents in the sack hardly seemed enough to hang a play on. But from the delightful opening pantomime, set to a recording of Frank Sinatra singing "If I Had You," of a young couple meeting, courting, and deciding to marry, it’s clear that a refreshingly original sensibility is at work. Mitnick has a lot more on his mind than obvious laughs in this consistently inventive and surprising comedy-drama.
READ THE REVIEWJune 23, 2011
Yes, Virginia, there is a commitment clause. It goes with the whole marriage contract. That’s no news bulletin. But that obvious truth comes with deep impact in "Sex Lives of Our Parents," a sly but ultimately murky comedy about a bride who fears being tied down.
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