With the Celebrated Jack O’Brien Directing Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone, Jen Silverman’s ‘The Roommate’ Is in the Best of Hands
While the action follows not unfamiliar formulas, the playwright traces the bond forged between the characters with a piquant wit and gentle, compelling insights. Both are beautifully served by the players under O’Brien’s sharp direction.
In the new production of Jen Silverman’s “The Roommate,” one of the two sole characters, introduced as Robyn, makes her entrance clad entirely in black, her eyes concealed behind dark sunglasses. The other, Sharon, turns up in softer, lighter shades, from her plaid shirt to her blond braids.
The latter, a lifelong Midwesterner who comes across as goofily, almost preternaturally wholesome, is portrayed by Mia Farrow, whose delicate, angelic beauty began captivating TV and film fans — and an eclectic assortment of famous men — six decades ago. Yet it turns out that Sharon, who marks the actress’s first role on Broadway in a decade, is no angel.
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