1945 Broadway revival (frank mccoy)
This mysterious and elusive production had 17 performances in the Spring of 1945.
1965 Broadway revival (Ellis rabb)
The first big and successful revival of YCTIWY. See below for glowing reviews of the New York production.
1983 broadway Revival (ellis rabb)
NEW YORK TIMES, APRIL 1983
STAGE: 'YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU'
By FRANK RICH
''You Can't Take It With You'' has probably been ruined by more high school productions than anyone can count, and, let's face it, its confectionary charms are not foolproof: the writing is far too slipshod in design to be mistaken for classic farce, much too landlocked by its simple, best-things-in-life-are-free Depression escapism to speak to the ages. But the assets - sentimental warmth and giddy high spirits - are there, if only actors are willing to play them for keeps. Let's thank the director, Ellis Rabb, who also staged the hit 1965 revival of this work, for again assembling just such players and knitting them into a family that almost anyone would want to adopt for far longer than three acts.
Yet what makes ''You Can't Take It With You'' so consistently appealing in this production - even as the toothless jokes about Roosevelt and Trotsky have faded - is that Mr. Rabb and company do not settle for defining the principal characters exclusively by the comic traits that the authors rather mechanically doled out to them. Whenever the script gives them room, the actors insist on portraying these zanies as real people whose behavior is not merely a setup for gags but a valiant response to hard times.
Full article.
STAGE: 'YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU'
By FRANK RICH
''You Can't Take It With You'' has probably been ruined by more high school productions than anyone can count, and, let's face it, its confectionary charms are not foolproof: the writing is far too slipshod in design to be mistaken for classic farce, much too landlocked by its simple, best-things-in-life-are-free Depression escapism to speak to the ages. But the assets - sentimental warmth and giddy high spirits - are there, if only actors are willing to play them for keeps. Let's thank the director, Ellis Rabb, who also staged the hit 1965 revival of this work, for again assembling just such players and knitting them into a family that almost anyone would want to adopt for far longer than three acts.
Yet what makes ''You Can't Take It With You'' so consistently appealing in this production - even as the toothless jokes about Roosevelt and Trotsky have faded - is that Mr. Rabb and company do not settle for defining the principal characters exclusively by the comic traits that the authors rather mechanically doled out to them. Whenever the script gives them room, the actors insist on portraying these zanies as real people whose behavior is not merely a setup for gags but a valiant response to hard times.
Full article.
2013 asolo rep production (peter amster)
BRADENTON HERALD, JANUARY 2013
ASOLO REP CONTINUES TO EXPLORE...
By WADE TANTANGELO
"It's almost shocking how contemporary this play feels, the dialogue feels completely of our time," Amster said. "The only thing missing is cell phones and computers."
Full article.
Sarasota Magazine article.
Herald Tribune article.
ASOLO REP CONTINUES TO EXPLORE...
By WADE TANTANGELO
"It's almost shocking how contemporary this play feels, the dialogue feels completely of our time," Amster said. "The only thing missing is cell phones and computers."
Full article.
Sarasota Magazine article.
Herald Tribune article.