Richard Kalinoski’s Beast on the Moon to Close on July 24
by Broadway.com Staff

Broadway.com, NY
July 18 2005

Richard Kalinoski’s Beast on the Moon will play its final performance
on July 24. At the time it closes, the drama will have played 120
performances at the Century Center for the Performing Arts, according
to a production spokesperson.

Beast on the Moon tells the story of a young couple, survivors of
the Armenian genocide, as they embark on marriage and a new life in
America in the years following the Great War. The show stars Omar
Metwally, Lena Georgas, Frank Biancamano and Louis Anthony Dilan.

Beast on the Moon, directed by Larry Moss, opened off-Broadway on April
27 to mixed to negative reviews. In his Broadway.com Review of the
piece, Ron Lasko wrote: “The entire play is narrated by a character
identified only as Gentleman, who adds little to the overall play
beyond explaining a bit of history to the audience. In fact, every time
the narrator makes an appearance it brings the drama to a screeching
halt. It is surprising that a commercial producer would foot the bill
for a superfluous actor… There is a lot of great writing in Beast
on the Moon. Playwright Richard Kalinoski has a real gift for smooth,
natural dialogue. Unfortunately, he also telegraphs every moment of the
play. The audience is often left waiting for the characters to catch up
with what we have already figured out. The play tends to oversimplify
what could probably be a psychologically complex look at how people
deal with grief and moving forward after inexplicable violence.”