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Other Desert Cities review – Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Ed Harris shine in timely Broadway revival

Headline from The Guardian

Hudson Theatre, New York Allison Janney and Joe Keery co-star in a powerful drama about a family reunion turned political minefield Just in time for the holidays, Jon Robin Baitz’s family reunion drama, Other Desert Cities, is back with an even starrier cast than its 2011 premiere.

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7 articles, oldest first.

  1. New York Times

    ‘Other Desert Cities’ Review: Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s Smashing Debut (opens New York Times)

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    Jon Robin Baitz’s 2010 family bash-em-up gets an uneven Broadway revival, with a cast that also includes Allison Janney at her droll, insulting best.

  2. Variety

    ‘Other Desert Cities’ Broadway Review: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ed Harris and Allison Janney Lead a Resounding Family Drama (opens Variety)

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    Families are interesting. They all come with their own unique histories, prejudices and mysteries. Jon Robin Baitz’s Pulitzer Prize-nominated play “Other Desert Cities,” set in the years following the Sept.

  3. The Hollywood Reporter

    ‘Other Desert Cities’ Theater Review: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ed Harris and Allison Janney Fail to Make a Once-Timely Play Relevant Again (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    Lily Rabe and Joe Keery also star in the Broadway revival of Jon Robin Baitz’s lauded 2011 play about politics, family and regret.

  4. Deadline

    ‘Other Desert Cities’ Review: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Gets Seriously Funny For Broadway Debut (opens Deadline)

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    It’s hard to imagine any secrets or hints of repressed trauma surviving long in the glare of Palm Springs sunshine that keeps things bright in the airy, open-floor, large windowed home of the moneyed family at the center of Jon Robin Baitz’ Other Desert Cities, but survive those secrets do, at least…

  5. New York Post

    ‘Other Desert Cities’ review: Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Allison Janney’s play has laughs, but no bite (opens New York Post)

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    “Other Desert Cities,” like so many plays, is about a family with issues, to say the very least.

  6. amNewYork

    Review | ‘Other Desert Cities’ has more stars than sparks (opens amNewYork)

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    The new Broadway revival of Jon Robin Baitz’s “Other Desert Cities” feels like a packaging deal from a high-powered talent agency. Take an A-list star making her Broadway debut, add a young television actor doing the same and three experienced stage actors, then give them five good roles in an accla…

  7. The Guardian

    Other Desert Cities review – Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Ed Harris shine in timely Broadway revival (opens The Guardian)

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    Hudson Theatre, New York Allison Janney and Joe Keery co-star in a powerful drama about a family reunion turned political minefield Just in time for the holidays, Jon Robin Baitz’s family reunion drama, Other Desert Cities, is back with an even starrier cast than its 2011 premiere.

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