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...become singers, the results can be as painful to experience as a dental appointment with a meat packer who moonlights as an orthodontist. Actress Rebecca Pidgeon (who starred in the plays Speed-the-Plow and Oleanna off-Broadway) has released her first U.S. album, The Raven. Her husband David Mamet (who is the author of the plays Speed-the-Plow and Oleanna) wrote or co- wrote lyrics to five of the CD's songs with her. All of this suggests an unlistenable vanity project...
...educated in England, and her music reflects her background. Perhaps because she and her husband have roots on different continents, several of the CD's songs deal with flying and separation. "It takes a long time to get over there," she sings on Seven Hours, co-written with Mamet. "Nearly seven hours in the air ... From the brave hills of Scotland to the land of the free." From Scotland to America, from actress to singer, The Raven proves Pidgeon handles transitions well...
...third and final scene leaves everyone, the characters and the audience, wondering about where to put their faith. To describe all of it would be tedious. Suffice it to say that Mamet is a master of suspense. He cleverly puts an idea into the conversation, builds faith in it then has it shot down. And then he revives it. In the end, no one knows what to believe...
...Mamet doesn't allow anyone to be trusted, doesn't allow the audience to believe in anyone, except maybe Miss A., and then she is not enough of a person to understand who she really...
This show should not be missed. Mamet's mastery of the dramatic medium is apparent and the actors are generally able to support his wonderful script writing...