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The story of two recently released mental patients bunking together in an apartment in Oslo doesn't sound like perfect fodder for a Broadway comedy. But there's something relentlessly charmi…
Simon Bent’s play Elling, previously seen in London, begins performances at Broadway’s Ethel Barrymore Theatre Nov. 2. The starry cast features Brendan Fraser, Denis O’Har…
Even the fiercest Palinite will succumb to the charms of Elling, a bent little love triangle between two middle-aged, mentally ill men and a mildly exasperated European welfare state.
The play certainly has some funny moments, and a few poignant ones too. But like its marquee star, Elling doesn't feel quite ready for the Broadway stage.
Jacking up the comic volume on intimate material, this stage treatment smothers the off-kilter appeal and tender character observation of the movie.
"Elling" might have worked as a gentle portrait of character, but director Doug Hughes has staged it as very broad comedy, with sentimental inserts. In that form, its not sturdy or funny eno…
Whimsical comedy about a Norwegian odd couple makes little impact
Tune in to see Cast of the new Broadway comedy ELLING, On NY-1 “On Stage” This weekend Tune in to NY-1 “On Stage this weekend to catch interviews with the cast of Broadway'…
Despite the participation of top-notch talent onstage (the cast is led by Denis O’Hare and Brendan Fraser) and off (the director is Doug Hughes), it’s notable for not much more t…
This week the cast of ELLING, including Brendan Fraser Crash, Gods and Monsters, and critically hailed in the West End's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Denis O'Hare Take Me Out -Tony Award-winner, H…
Fitfully funny, thanks primarily to the energetic efforts of Denis O’Hare, the new Broadway comedy “Elling” is mostly just a puzzling fizzle.
Odd couples are the stuff comedies are made of.
Brendan Fraser and Denis O'Hare star in ELLING on Broadway with Jennifer Coolidge in ELLING, new comedy from London, directed by Tony Award-winner Doug Hughes. ELLING began performances Tues…
Brendan Fraser Crash, Gods and Monsters, and critically hailed in the West End's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Denis O'Hare Take Me Out -Tony Award-winner, HBO's True Blood star in ELLING on Bro…
Brendan Fraser Crash, Gods and Monsters, and critically hailed in the West End's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Denis O'Hare Take Me Out -Tony Award-winner, HBO's True Blood star in ELLING on Bro…
Brendan Fraser and Denis O'Hare share terrific rapport as two polar-opposite social misfits released into the world from a state mental institution in this quirky, intimate comedy-drama.
Odd, but oddly winning
Playing former mental hospital patients, Denis O'Hare and Brendan Fraser are friends and roommates attempting to make their way in a society where they do not feel comfortable. O'Hare as Ell…
Legit Reviews: "Elling" looks like a hard sell for Broadway.
The odd couple device is showing its age in this Broadway comedy, whose cast still deserves applause, writes Brendan Lemon
Despite a stellar cast, this very un-Broadwayish production may be too quirky and foreign to be a Broadway crowd pleaser
As BroadwayWorld previously speculated, Brendan Fraser, who's film career includes The Mummy, G.I. Joe, Encino Man, Journey to the Center of the Earth and other films will make his Broadway…
Jeremy Shamos will join previously announced stars Brendan Fraser, Denis O'Hare, Ri...
<p><i>Elling</i>, which stars the <a href="http://www.broadway.com/buzz/153243/brendan-fraser-denis-ohare-headed-for-broadway-in-elling/">previously reported</a>…
