Written by Beth Henley
Directed by Kathleen Turner
Synopsis: The Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy is about three sisters (played by Dundas, Paulson, and Rabe), whose resentments bubble to the surface as they are forced to deal with assorted relatives and past relationships while coping with the latest incident to disrupt their lives.
NEW YORK TIMES:
"The quick return of “Crimes of the Heart,” which in happier days became a movie featuring three great American film actresses (Diane Keaton, Jessica Lange and Sissy Spacek), gives another handful of talented women a chance to exercise — and, in the case of Ms. Turner, deepen — their gifts onstage."
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NEW YORK POST:
"And while it has no major names in its cast, it boasts the directorial debut of Kathleen Turner.
Unfortunately, her best work here is in the form of her preshow cellphone warning, delivered in her inimitable smoky voice. Despite Turner's obvious affinity for the play's memorable female characters, the production never achieves the comic or dramatic impact of which the play is capable."
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NEW YORK DAILY NEWS:
"The evening is filled with solid acting and gallons of molasses-flavored y'alls and drawls."
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NEW YORK SUN:
"Most unforgivable is Ms. Turner's inability to find the play's often superficial but nonetheless agreeable humor. The action drags and lurches at a tempo better suited to Chekhov's three sisters than Ms. Henley's, and it's hard to remember a more slackly paced two and a half hours in recent memory. The evening is not a total loss, however: Ms. Turner's inimitable voice is responsible for the pre-show reminder to turn off any cell phones. Thank heaven for small favors."
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THEATERMANIA:
"Still, what's on view here is mostly crimes of the art. "
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VARIETY:
"Whenever ingredients like laughter and tears, sadness and euphoria are combined to describe a play, book or movie, it usually spells populist treacle. And that familiar recipe makes Beth Henley's 1979 play, "Crimes of the Heart," now seem a somewhat unadventurous choice for Pulitzer honors. But in a good production, the playwright's compassionate understanding of her characters makes it easy to get caught up in the volatile world of these Southern women, sharing their affections, animosities and the bruised ambivalence their rocky history with men has bred. It's no mystery why this play would appeal to an actress turning her hand to directing, and Kathleen Turner's staging hits all the right marks."
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NEWSDAY:
"Whatever "Crimes of the Heart" seemed 27 years ago, it is something closer to one of TV's more hearty sitcoms today. All the people have their quirky ways of exaggerating behavior and perceiving one another's internal lives."
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