I saw Kathleen Turner onstage in the 2005 revival of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? but I was unaware of the legend that I was seeing at the time.  I of course knew who she was but it wasn’t until I read her book (Send Yourself Roses) that I really became a fan.  When I heard that she was appearing on Broadway again in Matthew Lombardo’s new play High, I immediately bought a ticket from TDF.  I knew nothing about the plot except that it was about Meth addiction. High was about a foul-mouthed nun (Kathleen Turner) who is given the task by her boss, and priest (Stephen Kuken), of rehabilitating his nephew (Evan Jonigheit), a heroin-addicted prostitute who may or may not have killed his 14 year old boyfriend.  Turner is a nun with past addictions of her own but she does everything in her power to dismiss the task that’s been bestowed upon her but ultimately lets down her guard and we think she may be able to get through to him. A happy topic this is not.  It’s hard to swallow but entirely interesting to watch.  I was captivated the entire time and never bored.  The show is about two hours long including an intermission that may or may not have been necessary.  Turner gives a compelling performance and her inner struggles are just as obvious as the ones she is outwardly expressing.  Her unique voice is always a treat to listen too.  Kuken (previously seen in Enron last season) is good in the few scenes he has, but ultimately doesn’t have very much to do.  Jonigkeit was gripping and gave a real insight to the audience (or maybe just to me) of how drugs effect a person’s body with regards to addition and withdrawal).  You wanted to cry with him when he cried and laugh when he laughed.  He was, needless to say, impressive.   If you can handle the topic, High is definitely worth your time this season.   (photo via)

I saw Kathleen Turner onstage in the 2005 revival of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? but I was unaware of the legend that I was seeing at the time.  I of course knew who she was but it wasn’t until I read her book (Send Yourself Roses) that I really became a fan.  When I heard that she was appearing on Broadway again in Matthew Lombardo’s new play High, I immediately bought a ticket from TDF.  I knew nothing about the plot except that it was about Meth addiction.

High was about a foul-mouthed nun (Kathleen Turner) who is given the task by her boss, and priest (Stephen Kuken), of rehabilitating his nephew (Evan Jonigheit), a heroin-addicted prostitute who may or may not have killed his 14 year old boyfriend.  Turner is a nun with past addictions of her own but she does everything in her power to dismiss the task that’s been bestowed upon her but ultimately lets down her guard and we think she may be able to get through to him.

A happy topic this is not.  It’s hard to swallow but entirely interesting to watch.  I was captivated the entire time and never bored.  The show is about two hours long including an intermission that may or may not have been necessary.  Turner gives a compelling performance and her inner struggles are just as obvious as the ones she is outwardly expressing.  Her unique voice is always a treat to listen too.  Kuken (previously seen in Enron last season) is good in the few scenes he has, but ultimately doesn’t have very much to do.  Jonigkeit was gripping and gave a real insight to the audience (or maybe just to me) of how drugs effect a person’s body with regards to addition and withdrawal).  You wanted to cry with him when he cried and laugh when he laughed.  He was, needless to say, impressive.  

If you can handle the topic, High is definitely worth your time this season.  

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