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American Buffalo
The Broadway American Buffalo, putting the prolific David Mamet on the limelight, is a fitting conclusion to the season dedicated to him by the company he helped to establish.

American Buffalo is directed by Director Neil Pepe and is more a picture of psychological fragility than pathology. Featuring the signature tough language which makes the simplest words pulse, the spectacle is a worth-watching play adding more to your joyous time.

Just when you might have thought this falls portion of Broadways 2008-09 Theatre Season could not have become any more packed, came David Mamets seminal play American Buffalo.

David Mamets masterpiece, American buffalo concerns a team of desperate men, Don, Teach, Bob, and Fletcher. The trio is conspiring to steal a coin collection from a wealthy man. Don is the owner of an antique store who discovers that the buffalo head nickel he just sold to a coin collector was a lot more valuable than he imagined.

He designs a scheme to get his coin back. Don seeks help from Bob to steal the nickel and sell it for a much higher price. A friend of Dons, Teach, offers his own personal wisdom on the topic of robbery or gambling.

Featuring a hilarious comedic, banter-fueled heist and a heartbreaking portrait of small-time criminals, American Buffalos all-star cast delivers brilliant, rapid-fire dialogue.

Contributing toward a bit of a Mamet renaissance, the Broadway has marked the second revival for one of his works during the current Theatrical Season. The American Buffalo Broadway was originally produced nearly 33 years ago at Chicagos Goodman Theatre.

Loosely held on a story of a hatched heist, American Buffalo was first directed on Broadway by Tony-nominated Ulu Grosbard back in 1977. In a bit of serendipity, that Windy City venues current artistic director Robert Falls helmed the forthcoming revival.

The 1977 production successfully managed to mark two Tony nominations and displayed 22 performances. The Broadway American Buffalo initially performed at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre and subsequently at the Belasco Theatre.

The first revival of American Buffalo was helmed by Arvin Brown at the Booth Theatre six years later. Al Pacino starred as Walter Cole, while the late James Hayden featured a character of Bobby and J. J. Johnston played Donny Dubrow.

That production displayed a total of 93 performances before closing in February 1984. The revival performance received critical acclaim and earned a nomination for the 1984 Tony for Best Reproduction.

The latest incarnation of American Buffalo show begins featuring a coin collector who stumbles across a valuable buffalo nickel in a small Chicago junk shop. One day a coin collector enters and purchases that coin for only $90.

Upon realizing that the worth of the coin and that he has been unfairly taken advantage of, Don designs a plan to take his coin back. His young friends Bobby and Teach assist him in his plan of robbery. To make their plan happen, the three connivers present themselves as businessmen pursuing the legitimate concerns of free enterprise.

The reality, on the contrary, is opposite to what the trio is fancying itself. Bobby is chosen to carry out the actual robbery whereas Don and teach are plotting a new scheme. They conspire to cut Bobby out of the deal and divide the money between themselves.

The duo is waiting for Bobby to return. Bobby, unaware of his friends scheme, eventually returns with a coin. Don and Teach bear a shock when learn that the coin is not one that belongs to Don, but one that Bob finally admits to purchase from somewhere else being unable to carry out the robbery. Upon hearing Bob, Don is embarrassed and angry, but Teach is furious and, suspects Bob.

Teach suspects Bobby is somehow trying to con them. This futile, vulgar, verbal exercise finally erupts in violence and the frustration becomes unbearable. Teach explodes in a vicious attack on the helpless boy that leaves him in need of medical attention.

In the end, the would-be thieves have been exposed not only for their lack of entrepreneurial skills but for their complete inadequacy to carry out a simple robbery. All of their schemes amount to nothing and their failures become apparent. Get your tickets and experience the ultimate fun, humor and entertainment for yourself.