The Duke Theater
229 W 42nd St
646.223.3010
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June 12, 2009 – July 11, 2009
Daily (schedule)
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- Price
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$20
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David Adjmi's off-Broadway debut is a striking, and yes, stunning black satire of the insular Syrian-Jewish community in Midwood, Brooklyn. Teenage Lily (Cristin Milioti) is complacent in her marriage to much older, thuggish Ike (Danny Mastrogiorgio) until she meets the alluring Blanche (Charlayne Woodard) who opens her mind up to semiotics, wine-tasting, and girl-on-girl action. As Lily navigates her newly expanded world, she's torn between her obligations to her family and infatuation with Blanche, who becomes increasingly unstable as the play progresses. While the second act has its missteps and could use more fleshing out of Blanche's unraveling, Anne Kaufman's (The Thugs) sharp production (strengthened by an excellent cast) highlights Adjmi's colorful dialogue and seamlessly handles his shifts from whimsy to tragedy.
