Southern Comforts at Long Beach Performing Arts Center

Southern Comforts

Long Beach Performing Arts Center
300 E. Ocean Blvd. Long Beach

Four-time Emmy award-winning actress Michael Learned and veteran actor Granville Van Dusen find unexpected love in Kathleen Clark's perceptively witty and poignant play. Called a "delightful, even sneakily sexy, romance" by The New York Times, Southern Comforts follows the development of a December-December relationship between a feisty widow and a crusty widower who find love late in life.

Thru - Apr 10, 2011

Price: $29-$55

Stage: International City Theatre

Show Type: Comedy/Drama

Box Office: 562-436-4610

www.ictlongbeach.com

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Southern Comforts Reviews

Average Rating based on 4 reviews

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Los Angeles Times - Somewhat Recommended

"...The production seems to have been constructed with one eye on the lower expenses of using only two actors, and with another eye on the possibility of using two actors with at least some box office clout in order to increase revenue, especially from elderly theatergoing audiences whose personal concerns might be directly reflected in this story."

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- Don Shirley

Backstage - Highly Recommended

"...Playwright Kathleen Clark's amusing and tender drama is a welcome entry among the spate of tragic and hard-edged plays that are filling many theatrical seasons. The aggregated decades of theatrical and television experience among director Jules Aaron and actors Michael Learned and Granville Van Dusen ensure a surefire, hard-to-beat team."

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- Melinda Schupmann

Edge - Recommended

"...Learned's Amanda is brash, outspoken, and demanding, and still she manages a sweetness that's endearing and touching. Van Dusen's Gus is nervous, put off, and completely loveable. The on-stage chemistry definitely buoys this affable production, skillfully directed by Jules Aaron."

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- Obed Medina

Broadway World - Highly Recommended

"... Playwright Kathleen Clark has fashioned a very sweet play Southern Comforts about two aging people, both widowed, who decide to tie the knot for the second time, with each other. Now onstage @ ICT, Long Beach it boasts fine direction from Jules Aaron and two superlative performances from Michael Learned and Granville Van Dusen."

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- Don Grigware

Southern Comforts at Long Beach Performing Arts Center