Nights at the Algonquin Round Table

If I had another hand I would give "Nights At The Algonquin Round Table" three thumbs up! I totally enjoyed this play; it was a perfect fit for the Three Clubs venue. Very witty, lots of laughs and an unexpected ending...what more could a guy ask for...great music? It has that too.... full review

Fun environment and a great cast and play!... full review

A gold medal... full review

One of the best written and acted theater pieces I have seen in Hollywood. ... full review

Seeing that this is a piece fueled by a passion for writing and writers, this is the very kind of show that could inspire a contemporary audience to want to know who these writers were, what made them tick and how they affected generations. I still hope it does so.... full review

The writer(s) should win an award. ... full review

Wit, panache and class are all alive and well at the Three Clubs in Hollywood, where Steve Vlasak's "Nights at the Algonquin Round Table" is finishing up a run as part of the Hollywood Fringe. When you step through the doors into the back room, you are stepping back in time to 1925 New York City, at the luxurious Algonquin Hotel, where every day for lunch, the infamous "Vicious Circle" held court. We are introduced to it all by Sally, a waitress who knows not only everything that goes on in the back room where the rosewood table sits, but also a lot of what goes on in other rooms, throughout the hotel. Her knowledge has made her wise, not bitter and she knows a good thing when she sees one. Today she sees a very good thing, in the pers... full review

Needs more focused writing and tighter direction.... full review

Funny, witty, and charming performance! I particularly enjoyed the fast paced dialogue. Quick one-liners are interwoven with clever puns that take a few seconds to digest. For a dialogue-heavy play about humor and wit, it's going to live or die based on the actors' abilities to portray the wordsmiths they are playing. The cast of Algonquin absolutely delivers on that front. The banter between Jack Beck and Dorothy Parker is the highlight of the show, and you'll get plenty of it.... full review

A fun romp with familiar and unfamiliar literary characters from long ago.... full review