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Full of Grace

I must confess, the main reason I wanted to see Grace was Paul Rudd.  The way the play opens made me question if this was the right show for me.  But Craig Wright's dark comedy about a crisis in faith made me a believer.  It is a good tale, meant to unsettle viewers as it probes into the nature of faith.

Mr. Rudd plays Steve, a Christian who moves his wife Sara (Kate Arrington) to Florida with dreams of starting a chain of gospel-themed motels. Their neighbor Sam (Michael Shannon) is a broken man:  disfigured and cynical after losing his fiancee in a car accident. 

There is also only one turntable set, meant to represent the couple's and Sam's neighboring apartments.  Which made for some occasional confusing moments. I wonder if this was meant to add to the disquiet.

Mr. Rudd plays Steve as sincere, confident, full of evangelical zeal, yet strangely apathetic.  But when it comes to business, he is an innocent.  Although one can foresee the believers losing their religion, and the doubters finding theirs, the play's resolution still manages to startle and provoke even more questions.

Mr. Shannon will haunt you, as the embittered man who finds faith. The legendary Ed Asner is Karl the German exterminator, who is in only two scenes but steals the show.  His horrific Holocaust back story encapsulates the message of the play.

  The play is scheduled to close 06 January 2013.

Paul Rudd's Vomit Enduced Top Ten Thoughts

Remember last week when we posted about an audience member hurling into the orchestra during a performance of Grace?  (You can read it here).  Anyway, Paul Rudd, the star of the play gives his Top Ten Thoughts on the vomiting fiasco on Letterman Monday night.  Check it out!  My favorites are  # 9 and 7.

Watch Out Below!

Don't you hate it when people check their phones in a dark theatre in the middle of the show?  Or when someone attempts to unwrap a crinkling candy wrapper while an actor gives his monologue?  Well, two nights ago (11/14) the orchestra audience of the Broadway play Grace starring Paul Rudd, Michael Shannon, Kate Arrington and Ed Asner got a very big and gooey surprise when vomit rained on them from the mezzanine!  GROSS! 

Read more about it from this personal account of an audience member who was there last night.  Ew!

(photo from GraceOnBroadway.com)