Gabriel (NYC Off-Broadway)

[uwsman2]

Attended a preview last night of "Gabriel." A bit of drama set on German-occupied Guernsey Island in the British Channel during World War II. A mysterious naked man washes ashore on the beach, is found by some Brits and cared back to consciousness, whence he can't remember who he is (ostensibly). Is he a shot-down Brit pilot, or a hot-shot Gestapo man washed overboard in a boat wreck? Both are possibilities. He speaks both languages fluently. And he is so GORGEOUS that everybody in the cast, male and female, is "hot" for him in some sense. And actor Lee Aaron Rosen, who plays mystery man (named "Gabriel" by the women who find him on the beach), is a total hunk. I thought it was worth seeing.

[Lankypeters]

borrowings?

 

Haven't seen "Gabriel," but the summary here sounds as if the author may have borrowed some plot elements from the novel "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society" and the film "Ladies in Lavendar."

[uwsman2]

extended

 

The NY Times reported that Gabriel, a limited run production, has been extended a few more weeks.

[GoodFella69]

A Powerful Production.

 

I am visiting NYC this weekend and caught a performance of 'Gabriel' Friday night...decided to go after reading your review here, uwsman2. My two teen-age children and I enjoyed it immensely. The opening scene with Libby Woodbridge was absolutely terrific acting. The cast did an outstanding job and the whole show was riveting. The set and lighting is very interesting--great use of the material and space. Of course, I couldn't take my eyes off gorgeous Lee Aaron Rosen! Thanks again for steering us to this Off-Broadway gem.

 

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Lee Aaron Rosen