Theater Review: “Dinner With Friends”
“Dinner with Friends,” now playing at Laura Pels Theatre (111 West 46th Street), is an extremely well written play by Donald Margulies that explores marriage and friendship in a humorous but forthright, revealing way.
Another measure of the writing in “Dinner With Friends” is that it is a Pulitzer Prize winning play.
The cast of four were all excellent, each one displaying well timed humor and some entry into their character’s inner feelings.
“Gabe,” played by Jeremy Shamos is married to “Karen,” who is played by Marin Hinkle. The latter is best known to television audiences as “Judith” on “Two and a Half Men.”
They are the staple couple, even providing great food at their gatherings with “Tom” played by Darren Pettie and “Beth” played by Heather Burns.
An announcement by Burns’ “Beth” sets the story in motion and takes the audience on a meaningful journey into the vicissitudes of relationships; in this case marriages and friendships.
Jeremy Shamos and Marin Hinkle in “Dinner With Friends”
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