Toss in the fact that Simon’s triptych of comic scenarios offers Parker the chance to break free of the melodramatic leanings ofand gives Broderick a comfy stretch before his upcoming Netflix drama about the opioid crisis., opening tonight at the Hudson Theatre, provides one of Broadway’s most loved couples the chance to share the stage in a slick, amiable setting that asks just enough of its stars to successfully woo an audience primed for love.
In the first, and most substantial, playlet “Visitor From Mamaroneck,” Parker and Broderick play a wealthy Westchester County couple spending a weekend at the Plaza on – though not necessarily because of – a wedding anniversary that is either their 23rd or 24th. Like so much else in the lives of Karen and Sam Nash, the anniversary is a matter of disagreement, as much in its specific date as in the emotions it engenders.
“Mamaroneck” is Parker’s moment, playing a character who knows more than she lets on but hopes against hope that she doesn’t know as much as she suspects.
In small supporting roles, Molly Ransom makes a strong impression as the first-act secretary . Danny Bolero plays a Plaza Hotel waiter, and, at the reviewed performance, understudy Cesar J. Rosado filled in as the here-and-gone groom. Hickey, the acclaimed actor making his Broadway directing debut here, knows how to get the most from his cast, though there are occasional moments when a heavier hand might have kept both Broderick and Parker from some of the sillier shtick. The director might even have been wise to take a stronger approach with Neil Simon himself: There are stretches whendrags just enough to allow time for drifting minds to wonder what a worthier project could do for these ever-likable stars.
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