Good People Tickets : Good People Received Positive Reviews In The New York Times Writing

Good People is a 2011 play by David Lindsay-Abaire. The world premiere was staged by the Manhattan Theatre Club.

The show is billed as this :"Welcome to Southie, a Boston neighborhood where a night on the town means a few rounds of bingo where this month paycheck covers last month bill and where Margie Walsh has just been let go from yet another job. Facing eviction and scrambling to catch a break, Margie thinks an old fling who's made it out of Southie might be her ticket to a fresh new start. But is this apparently self-made man secure enough to face his humble beginnings? Margie is about to risk what little she has left to find out."

The play premiered on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, directed by Daniel J. Sullivan and starring Frances McDormand as Margie and Tate Donovan as Mikey. Other cast members are Becky Ann Baker as Jean, Patrick Carroll as Stevie, Estelle Parsons as Dottie, and Renee Elise Goldsberry as Kate.

The show began previews at the Friedman on February 8, 2011, and opened on March 3. The creative team includes sets by John Lee Beatty, costumes by David Zinn, and lighting by Pat Collins.The limited engagement run has been extended to May 8, 2011.

Good People received positive reviews, with Ben Brantley in The New York Times: Embodied with an ideal balance of expertise and empathy by Frances McDormand, Margie is the not-quite heroine of David Lindsay-Abaire Good People, the very fine new play that opened Thursday night at the Samuel J. Friedman Theater. And discovering how Margie operates and where she is coming from is one of the more subtly surprising treats of this theater season.

The Variety Magazine review noted, If Good People is not a hit for Manhattan Theater Club, there is no justice in the land McDormand has an uncanny affinity for women who work hard to make a living and suck it up without complaint. As one of those exhausted but stubborn stoics, Margie walks right into her arms.However, Talkin Broadway's Matthew Murray called the show "no better energizing this inert premise and called the lead roles "miscast.

Together, playwright David Lindsay-Abaire and MTC have brought four outstanding new plays to the New York stage. Their most recent collaboration, Rabbit Hole, earned Lindsay-Abaire the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Now, he returns to MTC, along with Rabbit Hole director and Tony Award winner Daniel Sullivan, to premiere his newest work, the timely and powerful Good People.

Welcome to Southie, a Boston neighborhood where a night on the town means a few rounds of bingo where this month paycheck covers last month bills and where Margie Walsh has just been let go from yet another job. Facing eviction and scrambling to catch a break, Margie thinks an old fling who's made it out of Southie might be her ticket to a fresh new start. But is this apparently self-made man secure enough to face his humble beginnings? Margie is about to risk what little she has left to find out.

With his signature humorous glow, Lindsay-Abaire explores the struggles, shifting loyalties and unshakeable hopes that come with having next to nothing in America.

Good People was commissioned through the Bank of America New American Play Program. Production support for Good People was provided by The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation.

Good People is a recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New American Plays Award. Special thanks to The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust for supporting new American plays at Manhattan Theatre Club.