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Elisabeth Moss, Keira Knightley Likely Coming to Broadway!
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John Del Signore
Published Feb 23, 2011
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Lillian Hellman's 1934 melodrama The Children's Hour, about two schoolteachers accused of lesbianism, was banned from the British stage until 1960. But times have changed and audiences have embraced the L word—at least when celebrities are involved. A recent revival starring Elisabeth Moss, Keira Knightley, and Ellen Burstyn has been a sensation in London, where, Ben Brantley reports, "audiences are lining up, and paying top scalper prices, for the privilege of watching them squirm, seethe and turn deathly pale. Which they do, by the way, most convincingly."
Brantley's review is just one of many raves for the production, which the Independent deems "far from perfect" but "atmospheric, slow-burning and ultimately enthralling... This is a powerful night in the West End and Knightley has impressively won her theatrical spurs." The production has been extended multiple times, and according to Brantley it's reportedly goin' to Broadway! With any luck, opening night won't conflict with Spider-Man's official opening night.
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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