Overview
- Atlantic Theater Company announced the extension two days after the Feb. 24 opening at the Linda Gross Theater.
- The production is a co-presentation with Ensemble Studio Theatre and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation following an EST/Sloan commission on dementia and a Geffen Playhouse premiere.
- Noah Galvin leads the cast as Josh, joined by Caroline Aaron, Heidi Armbruster, Peter Maloney, Mary Beth Peil, Matthew Saldívar, and Chip Zien under Shelley Butler’s direction.
- Critics note engaging turns from Galvin and veteran actors, with several reviews citing excessive jokiness and uneven tone; BroadwayWorld calculated an average critic score of 65%.
- The play follows a young alcoholic returning to Denver to get sober and reconnect with four aging grandparents, with reviewers singling out moments like Mary Beth Peil’s featured song.