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The Farnsworth Invention
239 W 45th St (between Broadway and Eighth Ave)
Midtown West | Map | Directions212-239-6200
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Tickets: $51.50–$201.50
Description
Aaron Sorkin sets up his talky new play about the invention of television as a kind of historical boxing match, and his dialogue is correspondingly punchy. In one corner of the ring is David Sarnoff (Hank Azaria), the gruff, powerful president of RCA in the 1930s; in the other is Philo T. Farnsworth (Jimmi Simpson), a scrappy scientific prodigy who is beating Sarnoff’s team of inventors in finding a workable means of broadcasting images. Sorkin’s documentary fudging might be forgivable if his play had much else to offer, but his sound bites don’t add up to a sound meal.—AFWhen
Mar 2 2008 3pm
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