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| Barbara McBain and Roger Prenger Photo by Ashley Ann Photography |
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"...While Alfieri's script occasionally borders on sitcom territory..it is also funny, heartwarming, charming, and ultimately touching. Also, Alfieri manages to touch upon, in a fairly sensitive way, the issues of ageism and prejudice without ever pandering. While some of the jokes are coarse and slightly vulgar, and a few are only somewhat amusing, I did find myself laughing out loud several times and being somewhat teary eyed at the end. Barbara McBain brings humanity to the part of Lily in a careful and cautious performance that doesn't let the character's histrionics or frayed nerves overpower her warmth. Roger Prenger instills Michael with charm and a beautiful sense of realism beneath his initially direct, brash, catty, and somewhat obnoxious exterior. ..The fact that neither turns their part into a saccharinely sweet caricature and they let us see the compassion their characters learn to share with each other while letting their friendship grow naturally throughout the play is a testament to Joy Bingham Strimple's skillful direction...With affecting performances by Barbara McBain and Roger Prenger and assured direction, Desert Stages Theatre's production will make you smile, laugh, and possibly even get a little misty eyed." -Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway (click here to read the complete review)
"...Both Barbara McBain and Roger Prenger... work well together and help elevate writer Richard Alfieri’s somewhat ordinary and no longer compelling material. Because of their timing and delivery, the occasional sharp observations on aging and friendship... are nicely defined, even if the play no longer has the same weight it might have had when it first opened on Broadway in 2001..." - David Appleford, Valley Screen and Stage (click here to read the complete review)
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