20th Feb 2004
NY Times Loves Yvette and ‘The Beak.’ Me Too!
I’m so proud of my friend Yvette Feuer! Get ready to see that name in lights, someday.
She was actually a fairly prominent actress back in her native Hungary before she moved here a few years back to struggle for her craft in semi-obscurity. As I blogged a few weeks ago, she’s co-written, produced and stars in a great family play, “The Beak, the Sausage and the Axe,” running for the next two Sundays (3pm) at the Palace of Variety Theater (125 W. 42nd St., between Broadway and 6th Ave; tel: 877-BINDLES).
Her dedication to this production was really amazing. As Adi did the film editing for the video component of this otherwise live theater performance, I had a window into much of the preparation, and there is no exaggerating how much blood, sweat and tears Yvette personally put into making this thing happen.
Two weeks ago, I went to see it. I have to admit, it was with some apprehension, as, come on, it’s a low-budget original theater piece aimed at kids. Were a friend not in it, that just doesn’t sound like my preferred way to spend a Sunday afternoon. But honestly, it was really funny. Guffaw funny. Yvette is indeed a very talented actress (trained as a clown), and, as my dad, who came along to the performance, pointed out, it doesn’t hurt that she’s quite easy on the eyes, too. And let’s not forget her cast mate (it’s a two-person show, both playing multiple characters), Sean O’Connor, who is also quite funny, especially in the role of Prince Edumnd.
Don’t take just my word for it. Today, she gets the vindication every struggling actress and playwright can only dream of: a rave review in the New York Times. Critic Laurel Graeber summarizes, “Fortunately, love conquers all, and it does so hilariously.” (The only downside to the write up is that it erroneously identifies the co-author, Bruce Macphail, as also being the other actor, denying Sean of his due kudos in print. Oh well, Sean seems like a nice guy, but Yvette’s my friend, and at least they got her name right.)
If you have a kid, or if you’re just a kid at heart, I urge you to go see “The Beak.” You won’t regret it.
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