| Turnaround |
| A play written and directed by Roger Kumble, playing at the Coast Theater, West Hollywood Jan. 22-Mar. 30, 2003 |
| I want to thank Steven of the Unofficial Gabriel Macht Fan Club on the Yahoo message boards who posted this clear, concise and wonderful review. Thanks Steven! (Editors note: Steven doesn't like this version of his review and wants to write another. When he sends it I'll post it. Until then...) By Swanky751: Turnaround wraps up at the Coast Playhouse in West Hollywood this week (03/30/03). It centers on three main characters: Gary (Gabriel Macht), Jeff (Mark Feuerstein) and Richie (Jonathan Silverman), a writer, director and producer, respectively. Gary is a lost individual with a severe drug and alcohol addiction. He is also very talented and has managed to write an original screenplay, even amidst his problems. His friend, Jeff, acts as an enabler. With no real addiction problem himself, Jeff is less-than-ethical and is extremely self-centered. Richie would like to intervene and Act I ends with Gary going off to rehab. Act II opens with Gary's return from 2 months in rehab where he returns to find that his screenplay, which is a fictional Holocaust story, has been pitched to a studio in his absense by Jeff, who has sold it as a true story of a Holocaust survivor. In trying to keep with his 12-Step program, Gary says he can't take a meeting with the studio execs and lie to them because it would interfere with his sobriety. After much struggle and arguement, Gary, sadly, falls back into his old ways. The story focuses on the upside-down ethics in Hollywood along with raising questions about drug addiction, relationships and values. In my humble opinion, Gabriel's character stole the show-he really captures and portrays Gary's struggle in an emotional and believable way (I actually didn't even recognize him at first-full beard). All of the actors were amazing and the playhouse, which only seats around 70, allows you to see these world-class actors in close proximity and nothing is lost. |
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