"SPELLBINDING! Under the loving direction of LYNNE MEADOW, JESSICA
HECHT is ENCHANTING and TRANSFIXING. She is CHARM INCARNATE. JUDITH
LIGHT is FIRST-CLASS! The cast members revel in having such DELICIOUS
words to deliver, and they do the dialogue proud."
Ben Brantley,
The New York Times.
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"RICHARD GREENDBERG’s EXCELLENT new play is RICHLY EMOTIONAL,
BEAUTIFULLY DETAILED and given a top-drawer mounting by LYNNE MEADOW.
It's as if GREENBERG had looked at the traditional Jewish family comedy
and said, 'Yes -- but what else is going on here?' And amazingly, the
sadness of that 'what else' just makes the comedy FUNNIER. JESSICA
HECHT is HEARTBREAKING and JUDITH LIGHT is HILARIOUS and
TRIUMPHANT!"
Jesse Green,
New York Magazine
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" ★★★★! ELEGANTLY MOVING and GRACEFULLY BUILT TO ENDURE. A BRISK
DRAFT OF INTELLIGENCE blows straight through RICHARD GREENBERG's
script, tempering moments of sentiment with astringency and surprise.
JESSICA HECHT gives ONE OF THE YEAR'S MOST ABSORBING
PERFORMANCES."
Adam Feldman,
Time Out NY
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"A BEAUTIFUL, FASCINATING and TOUCHING look at the inner workings
of a well-to-do family, their mistakes and the stories that bind them.
JESSICA HECHT is LUMINOUS and ADDICTIVE TO WATCH under the SUPERB
direction of LYNNE MEADOW."
Mark Kennedy, AP
"VERY, VERY FUNNY and DEEPLY MOVING. A SPLENDID ACHIEVEMENT!
THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES, directed by LYNNE MEADOW with GREAT
FINESSE, ends on the hopeful note of families being renewed by each
succeeding generation. It’s a good way to conclude an EXHILARATING
EVENING."
Robert Feldberg, The Record
"IT IS PERFECTLY OKAY TO WORSHIP AT JESSICA HECHT’S FEET. JUDITH
LIGHT is so PERFECT you’d think the part had been written for
her."
Marilyn Stasio, Variety
" ★★★★! ENGROSSING and HARD TO RESIST!"
Jeremy Gerard,
Bloomberg News
"EXCITING, REAL and UNPREDICTABLE with A LOT OF LAUGHS! As close to
BULLET-PROOF as they come on the Great White Way."
Tanner Stransky,
Entertainment Weekly
"A VIBRANT new play that SHOCKS US INTO REALIZING HOW HUNGRY WE
HAVE BEEN for WITTY AND WOUNDED GROWN-UPS. JUDITH LIGHT and JESSICA
HECHT are EXPERTS OF EMOTIONAL NUANCE."
Linda Winder,
Newsday
"MARK BLUM is EXCELLENT and LAUREN BLUMENFELD makes a HILARIOUS
Broadway debut."
Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Post
"An ENDEARING new play, reinforced with WARMTH and WIT by a
seasoned cast NIMBLY directed by LYNNE MEADOW."
Elysa Gardner,
USA Today
"CLEVER, WARM, SENSITIVE and DELICATE, this comedy is as AFFECTING
as it is ENTERTAINING. WONDERFUL performances by JESSICA HECHT and
JUDITH LIGHT, both of them RICH in complex humanity. ALEX DREIER, JAKE
SILBERMANN and JONATHAN WALKER are EXCELLENT!"
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter
