Jackie at The Broadwater Second Stage

Jackie

The Broadwater Second Stage
6322 Santa Monica Blvd Los Angeles

How do we fabricate ourselves? Can we ever pin them down? A play about the many selves of Jackie Kennedy Onassis. Join us in this darkly funny and deeply wordy exploration of our nation's Perpetual First Lady. Written by the 2004 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Austrian playwright and novelist Elfriede Jelinek. In a stunning English translation by Gitta Honegger.

Thru - Jun 25, 2023

Show Type: Drama

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Haines His Way - Recommended

"...The stage of the Broadwater's Second Stage is littered with mannequin parts and features a long rack of outfits, many of which Jackie dons and doffs during the 60-minute show. Everleigh Brenner gives a committed performance, even doing a brief Happy Birthday singing Marilyn impersonation. Director Brian Eckert keeps her in near constant motion, so her speech doesn't bog down, just lacks reason. Seeing Brenner in that opening costume brought back fond memories of Wendy MacLeod's play The House of Yes. That play doesn't deal with the Kennedy family but rather their legacy and influence on future generations. Brenner and Eckert might better use their talents with a sturdier vehicle like that."

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- Rob Stevens

The TVolution - Recommended

"...Brenner manages the leaps and bounds that the playwright demands with great style and gusto, while Director Brain Eckert keeps the bombastic ball bouncing with laudable dexterity."

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- Ernest Kearney

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Haines His Way - Recommended

The TVolution - Recommended

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