"Seared" off-Broadway

[+ beethoven]

This new play, about the interaction of four people in a restaurant kitchen, opens soon at the new (January, 2019) MCC theater on 52nd St. just west of 10th ave -- one of the most comfortable theaters I've ever been in. It stars Raul Esparza, and is both funny and serious. I highly recommend it!

[edjames]

Me too!

Saw yesterday's matinee at the new home of MCC, a wonderful modern comfortable theater space with multiple theaters.

 

I highly recommend this production. Funny, sharp, and intense. Well-written and well-acted. The cast of 4 is brilliant.

 

Extended to Dec 1. Tickets are hard to come by, so visit the website and get a seat.

 

Great new theater space home for MCC on West 52nd St and 10th Avenue.

https://mcctheater.org/tix/seared/

 

“Intense, fast-paced and blisteringly funny, the restaurant-kitchen comedy SEARED is an outstanding accomplishment!”

 

-TIMES UNION

 

“One of the finest plays of the season! A funny, dramatic exercise in frustration, love, and the adoration of a devoted chef to his art.”

-THE BERKSHIRE EDGE

 

Brilliantly hot-headed Chef Harry (Raul Esparza) is a genius in the kitchen; his scallops are the “it” dish in Brooklyn. His business partner, Mike (Dave Mason), wants to expand their restaurant, but Harry sees that as selling out. When a shrewd consultant (Krysta Rodriguez) is brought in to make the case for expansion, Harry boils over. Can their most devoted employee (W. Tré Davis) help to put the lid back on?

And yes, Mr. Esparza preps and cooks meals while on stage

 

 

Due to popular demand,MCC Theater a 3-week extension of the upcoming New York premiere of Seared by Pulitzer Prize finalist and two-time Emmy Award nomineeTheresa Rebeck and directed by Tony Award nominee Moritz von Stuelpnagel >is scheduled to begin previews at the ;Susan and Ronald Frankel Theater within the Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space on October 3, 2019, ahead of an official opening on October 28, and will now through December 1, 2019 (instead of November 10)..

[edjames]

Extended, again! now till Dec 15.

 

Off-Broadway Premiere of Theresa Rebeck’s Seared Extends Again

 

The new comedy about the restaurant world, starring Raúl Esparza, opened October 28.

MCC Theater’s production of Seared, by Theresa Rebeck, has extended again, this time through December 15. The Off-Broadway limited engagement was initially scheduled through November 10 before extending to December 1. The second extension announcement comes shortly after the play's official opening October 28.

Directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel, Seared features a cast made up of four-time Tony nominee Raúl Esparza (Company), W. Tré Davis (Valor), Krysta Rodriguez (Spring Awakening), and David Mason (Trick or Treat).

In Seared, brilliant chef Harry (Esparza) scores a mention in a food magazine with his signature scallops, and his business partner Mike (Mason) finally sees profits within reach. The only problem: Harry refuses to recreate his masterpiece for the masses. Then mix in a shrewd restaurant consultant (Rodriguez) and a waiter (Davis) with dreams of his own.

MCC Theater’s production of Seared, by Theresa Rebeck, has extended again, this time through December 15. The Off-Broadway limited engagement was initially scheduled through November 10 before extending to December 1. The second extension announcement comes shortly after the play's official opening October 28.

Directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel, Seared features a cast made up of four-time Tony nominee Raúl Esparza (Company), W. Tré Davis (Valor), Krysta Rodriguez (Spring Awakening), and David Mason (Trick or Treat).

In Seared, brilliant chef Harry (Esparza) scores a mention in a food magazine with his signature scallops, and his business partner Mike (Mason) finally sees profits within reach. The only problem: Harry refuses to recreate his masterpiece for the masses. Then mix in a shrewd restaurant consultant (Rodriguez) and a waiter (Davis) with dreams of his own.

[+ beethoven]

I was disappointed to read the review of "Seared" in this morning's Times. I don't agree with it, and I've recommended the play to my friends.