Barrymore at Rep Stage - Horowitz Center

Barrymore

Rep Stage - Horowitz Center
10901 Little Patuxent Parkway Columbia

The faded glamour of 1940s theatre comes to life as Rep Stage favorite Nigel Reed reunites with the director of Trumbo: Red, White, and Blacklisted to portray stage legend John Barrymore as he rehearses a comeback performance of his triumphal Richard III.

Thru - Nov 13, 2011

Wednesdays: 7:00pm

Thursdays: 7:00pm

Fridays: 8:00pm

Saturdays: 2:00pm & 8:00pm

Sundays: 2:00pm & 6:30pm

Price: $22-$33

Show Type: Comedy/Drama

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Washington Post - Not Recommended

"... Those performers ought to be the focus, but instead your attention gets nabbed by the author of this woozy bit of star worship, William Luce. “Barrymore” is criminally thin, a cynical knitting of rough biographical data, naughty anecdotes and, when it’s time for empathy and a glimpse of wasted talent, lofty Shakespearean passages."

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- Nelson Pressley

Baltimore Sun - Recommended

"... It is possible to pick a nit or two with the script. A passage about another iconic actor, John Gilbert, for example, repeats the dubious notion that Gilbert's voice was so absurdly high that his transition from silents to talkies proved laughable. It was the dialogue he was given that did him in, a fact that Barrymore presumably would have appreciated. But such things prove insignificant given the overall authenticity and sympathy in this portrait of a doomed man and the noble profession that, at his best, he served so brilliantly."

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- Tim Smith

MD Theatre Guide - Highly Recommended

"... It’s an astonishing production that will keep you at the edge of your seat –as you laugh along with John Barrymore and then experience the anguish and the woe of a once great man – reduced to little more than an actor grasping at straws."

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- Amanda Gunther

ExploreHoward - Highly Recommended

"... For a limited time only, theater-goers have an opportunity to get two great actors for the price of one at Rep Stage. Yes, if you hurry, your ticket to "Barrymore" at Howard Community College amounts to a backstage pass to a rehearsal by the legendary John Barrymore —as well as a chance to watch Nigel Reed in what well could be the tour-de-force performance of the year."

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- John Harding

DCTheatreScene - Highly Recommended

Nigel Reed oozes charisma and charm as the boozing, talented John Barrymore in a multi-faceted portrayal of the past-his-prime but still in-your-face actor, struggling to retain footing in an evolving theatrical world. Reed taps into the character’s survival instincts with a perfectly pitched delivery, assisted nicely by D. Grant Cloyd as Frank, his ever-ready prompter-assistant, who tries to goad and wheedle the once dynamic actor back to a prime time performance.

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- Debbie Jackson

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Barrymore Reviews

Washington Post - Not Recommended

Baltimore Sun - Recommended

MD Theatre Guide - Highly Recommended

ExploreHoward - Highly Recommended

DCTheatreScene - Highly Recommended

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