YOU  CAN'T  TAKE  IT  WITH  YOU  at  the  Longacre  Theatre

(Seen September, 2014)

With a stellar cast headed by James Earl Jones, and including Elizabeth Ashley, Mark-Linn Baker,  Julie Halston, and a host of excellent actors, this revival, though dated, is totally entertaining.

This American classic by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman holds up remarkably well, and even occasionally relates to contemporary politics and society.

While it sometimes verges on caricature in the writing, the willing cast throws itself into the comedic material with a truthfulness and commitment to the varied and eccentric characters, so that there is some sense of reality.

Director Scott Ellis is consistent with the attitudes of the play, which contributes tou our acceptance and enjoyment of the show.