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‘The Roommate’ Review: Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone Bring Out Each Other’s Best in a Charming Double Act
Jen Silverman's play is a spirited entry in the Broadway season that provides a stellar showcase for stars LuPone and, in particular, Farrow.
Sharon has, in other words, been letting the world around her pass her by; if her jokes and her references seem dated or ungainly or just not that funny, well, maybe a generous-minded viewer will forgive the play for showing us a woman lost to time. Farrow, presenting in the early scenes as an utter naif, discovers the pleasures of running cons; LuPone, who shows up a hellion, develops a sensitivity and nurturing spirit to the lost soul who’s provided her character a home. Certain oddities of the production — the swelling music between scene changes, as written by David Yazbek — add a sense of melodrama that doesn’t quite fit what is ultimately a small and incremental story.
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