Stage on Screen: The Women (TV 2002)

Director:

Jay Sandrich

Writer:

Clare Boothe Luce (play)

Stars:

Jason Alexander, Cynthia Nixon, Kristen Johnston

Cast

Credited cast:
Jason Alexander	...	Himself - Host
Cynthia Nixon	...	Mary Haines
Kristen Johnston	...	Sylvia Fowler
Jennifer Tilly	...	Crystal Allen
Rue McClanahan	...	Countess DeLage
Jennifer Coolidge	...	Edith Potter
Mary Louise Wilson	...	Mrs. Morehead
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Susan Bruce	...	Miss Watts / Second Saleswoman / Second Woman
Jennifer Butt	...	Olga / A Fitter / First Girl
Lynn Collins	...	Miriam Aarons
Jane Cronin	...	Miss Fordyce
Jen Davis	...	First Model
Mary Bond Davis	...	Maggie
Hallie Kate Eisenberg	...	Little Mary
Lisa Emery	...	Nancy Blake

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

filmed play | gossip | lingerie | pregnant wife | all female cast | 

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 June 2002 (USA)

Filming Locations:

American Airlines Theatre - 227 West 42nd Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Roundabout Theatre Company, WNET Channel 13 New York

Technical Specs

Runtime:

180 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Women in New York (1977)

User Reviews

Good production, but meant for a theater audience not the small screen

Most of the criticism of this production seems to center on the lack of subtlety of the actresses. Were the production a film or television show, I might be inclined to agree, but this was a stage production and meant to be seen by an audience some fifty or more feet away.

I thought the performance good, though its script is dated in its outlook on women and their reliance upon men. The characters are stereotypes and obviously were written to be just that way. The actresses play them with gusto, and the audience's reaction indicates that the performances went over well in that theater - although I agree that Tilly's brassy and nasal portrayal of the 'other woman' left me wondering why any man would be interested in her Crystal for anything more than a quick fling.

The close-up camera work for this video production doesn't do the show justice as the actresses are not playing for a camera, and the video audience therefore sees only the "over-the-top" look of these women projecting for a theater audience.