just ok
by rachel1963 on 12/11/11Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place - ChicagoJust ok, few laughs. Not worth the ticket price we paid especially since 2 days after purchasing they went on sale and we could do nothing about it.
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Proving that a great show is always in fashion, Love, Loss, and What I Wore, with its starry rotating cast and compulsively entertaining subject matter, has become an international hit. This intimate collection of stories by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron is based on the best-selling book, as well as on the recollections of the Ephrons' friends. Like the popular book, the show uses clothing and accessories and the memories they trigger to tell funny and often poignant stories that all women can relate to, creating one of the most enduring theatergoing experiences in New York and now across the country.
Just ok, few laughs. Not worth the ticket price we paid especially since 2 days after purchasing they went on sale and we could do nothing about it.
The idea was great but the show itself was not. There is so much that they could have done with it and instead it was slow and not that funny. I was hoping for a little more from Nora Ephron. The purse section was the funniest by far and Erica Watson was hysterical - she brought some life to it and stole the show.
The presentation was fun, but certainly not worth the cost. I would not recommend going unless the cost per ticket would be under $40.
While mildly amusing, it was not as funny as Vagina Monologues. I felt sorry for the single husband in the sparsely populated theatre. To spend $90 to watch five women read for 90 minutes was not worth the money!
cute, somewhat funny, it is more of a 'monologue' type of show, rather than show with music etc
I enjoyed this play, although there was no physical acting, just five women sitting in chairs reciting stories. It was funny and entertaining. Great for a girls' night out, as many women will be able to relate to the stories told. It was exciting to see Dawn Wells in person. All of the actresses were fantastic!
Really enjoyed this sweet play. A group of gals and I go to the City every Christmas to get away and do something fun this was so perfect for such a weekend. Every gal can relate to the topic, growing up with "your stuff" and what it all means to you in the end.
Fabulous. Spot-on. Highly entertaining. A pure delight.
I loved it! I took my mother and we both laughed and cried throughout!!!!!! It's 90 minutes without an intermission and feels like 30 minutes because it is so good. My mother talked about it for the rest of the weekend. There is something everyone can relate to. I will probably go again with another friend.
My friends and I really enjoyed the performance. It was as good as I expected it to be
It added to our fabulous and fun weekend! Wish more of our friends had been able to make the trip.
I heard great things about the NY production. The Chicago version needs time to warm up a little by both cast and crowd, but once they got going, it was a great, enjoyable, funny show. The two hours went by very fast. Cindy Gold shines spectacularly and Roni Geva holds her own, although Taylor Miller's character was my favorite!
It brought back memories of what I wore the night I met my husband, my first bikini, my favorite dress as a girl, my first bra...the play was absolutely fabulous!!
Not just for "women of a certain age" since many of us have become our mothers, even our aunts and grandmothers! Funny, tender, had it all! The cast was exceptional! Would see it again in a heartbeat!
Extremely well done -- with moments that were moving, amusing and memorable. Although the audience was preponderantly women, the universality of the work holds great appeal for men as well.
When I was looking over the Broadway in Chicago schedule, I saw the listing for ":Love, Loss & What I Wore" and was intrigued by the title. When I saw it was written by Nora and Delia Ephron I knew I wanted to see it. I wasn't disappointed. It was charming, witty, and well performed. The stories were funny, touching and realistic; something we could all relate too which was heard by the laughter of the audience. Not only would I recommend it, I would see it again!
We got great seats but I would not recommend this to my friends or my co-workers. The introduction fooled me. There was girly music playing in the background and the women looked so energetic when they stepped on the stage. I thought for sure, this was gonna be a good show. Unfortunately, it wasn't. One person in my group fell asleep and had to be nudged because they started to snore. I could identify with some of the concepts they were trying to bring out, I laughed a few times, but most of the time it was dry. The $49 ticket I paid to see this show was a waste. Now that I know what this is all about, I wouldn't pay $10 to see this show.
What a waste of time and money! If I wasn't sitting in the first row I would have gotten up and left after the first 10 minutes. These ladies really did try to make it interesting, but how interesting is it listening to the regular run-of-the-mill stories we all have about growing up, getting married, getting divorced! If there would have been something a little more scandalous it may have been a bit more interesting. If they would have truly acted out some of the scenes it may have been funny!
Four women just sit and talk about life, some laughs but would have been happier just watching on tv
Love, Loss and What I Wore involved five seated women talking about their life experiences and what they wore. I found the first half to be predictable and relatively trite, but the second was very funny, although not particularly new humor. It seemed like there was a lot more that could have been done to jazz it up. I absolutely don't understand the relevance of a part where one actress "draw you", a relatively generic figure, on a large sheet of paper.