5/22/2023 0 Comments Harold and maude by colin higgins![]() ![]() As the story unfolds, we see more and more of who she is, where she comes from, and what makes her the fascinating woman that she is. Weird, death obsessed, illusive and strangely charming, and then there is Maude of course, who is an utter revelation. From Harold’s interfering mother and the three internet dates she sets up for Harold, to a couple of questionable local police, the ominous housekeeper and Harold himself. ![]() ![]() And Group Rep’s accomplished and enthusiastic actors do just that. This story is full of wonderful, bold characters with plenty for compelling actors to sink their teeth into. A tricky thing to do well, but they seem to have perfected it and their Harold and Maude is yet another success in a long line of their brilliant and memorable movie versions. The lovelies at the Group Rep have made a habit out of staging adaptations of iconic movies. It’s a quirky, darkly funny film about a slightly odd young man, Harold, who rejects his stuffy upper-class life and finds friendship and love with a much much older and wonderfully eccentric woman, Maude. It was probably on TV, since I was very young when it was released. I remember watching the 1971 film of Harold and Maude, which now has a bit of a cult following, and was directed by the late great Hal Ashby. – A NoHo Arts theatre review of Harold and Maude, originally written by Colin Higgins, directed for the stage by Larry Eisenberg for The Group Rep at Lonny Chapman Theatre through March 19. ![]()
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