What I liked
All the actors were excellent especially Nicholas Daly Clark as Robert Benchley and Roz Stanley as Dorothy Parker. However, I wished there were more scenes with the great Algonquin Masters of Witticisms because those few brought the play to life.
What I didn't like
Humanize the Algonquin Circle more so they do not come across as just snobs, elitists and drunks.
My overall impression
Its a love story between a young wanna-be writer and a sweet-natured waitress, set at the hotel where famous journalistic wits gathered to dine publicly in the 1920’s. I expected to witness the brilliant repartee of that famous celebrated group of New York City writers, critics, actors, and wits who dined and sparkled at the Algonquin. Sadly, they were depicted as a mean-spirited group who were deliberately cruel to a naive out-of-towner with literary aspirations.
