I Never Sang For My Father at McCadden Place Theatre

I Never Sang For My Father

McCadden Place Theatre
1157 N McCadden Pl Los Angeles

The New American Theatre (formerly Circus Theatricals) opens its 2011 season with Robert Anderson's 1968 family drama I Never Sang for My Father. I Never Sang for my Father tells the story of the tumultuous and sometimes humorous relationship between a college professor son, his loving mother, and his aging, domineering father. For More Information, visit TheNewAmericanTheatre.com

Presented by The New American Theatre (formerly Circus Theatricals)

Thru - Jun 19, 2011

Price: $21-$25

Show Type: Drama

Box Office: 310-701-0788

Running Time: 2 hours; with an intermission

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I Never Sang For My Father Reviews

Average Rating based on 4 reviews

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Los Angeles Times - Recommended

"...there are strong arguments for seeing this production, the chief being Philip Baker Hall as Tom Garrison, the dictatorial dad who exerts absolute authority over his family, particularly his adult son, Gene (John Sloan). Hall's unflinching performance is simply spectacular, a portrait of a declawed lion in deep winter whose sole remaining weapons are manipulative slyness and a resonant roar."

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- F. Kathleen Foley

Backstage - Highly Recommended

"...The play is deeply moving and remarkably timely, considering the well-trod dramatic territory it covers. Watson wisely steers the cast to the essential and unvarnished truths of the play, and these magnificent performers take up the challenge with gusto. Sloan is wonderfully understated and focused in his performance, striking exactly the right tone and refusing to follow any impulse toward sentimentality. Byrd is remarkable as the mother, fully inhabiting the character while providing a gentle, guiding hand to the story."

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- Hoyt Hilsman

LA Theatre Review - Highly Recommended

"...The New American Theatre's production of I Never Sang for My Father is a simple evening of craft; an evening of compelling storytelling told by a fully committed cast and crew. It sounds like a funny compliment, but there is nothing distracting in this production. It is rendered with professional care and attention to detail, which allows the audience to engage with the material."

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- Andrew Moore

Stage Scene LA - Highly Recommended

"...This was my very first time seeing I Never Sang For My Father either on stage or on screen, and I can't imagine it getting a better, more powerful production. Once again, Los Angeles does what New York does at the tiniest fraction of what the same play would cost to produce on The Great White Way, with a Broadway-caliber cast, and for ticket prices that in any city would be a steal. They may not write plays like they used to, but they sure do know how to stage them in The City Of The Angels. I Never Sang For My Father is yet another Los Angeles production that more than merits the term "Must See.""

- Steven Stanley

This show has been Jeff Recommended*

*The designation of "Jeff Recommended" is given to a production when at least ONE ELEMENT of the show was deemed outstanding by the Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee.

I Never Sang For My Father at McCadden Place Theatre