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\u201cPRIMARY COLOR\u2026.I will remember Tam Lum long after I\u2019ve forgotten most of this season\u2019s other plays. Randy Kim is very good as Tam; he traps a lot of nuances\u2014he is funny, crazy, smart, dopey, frightened, manly, childish, shrewdly together and hopelessly lost\u2026.Despite its weaknesses, \u2018Chickencoop Chinaman\u2019 is the most interesting play of the American Place Theatre\u2019s first season in their splendid new house.\u201d \u201cIDENTITY PROBLEM\u2026.the acting was smooth and convincing. I liked very much the slightly battered vivacity of Randy Kim as the hero, mildly bewildered and yet determined even in his insecurity.\u201d \u201c\u2026Jack Gelber, who directed it\u2026is rewarded by fine performances. Besides the indelible Miss Kirkland, Randy Kim is remarkable as the anguished, self-hating, witty hero\u2026.\u201d \u201c\u2019CHINAMAN\u2019 IN DEBUT\u2026.Chin has a way with words but he also has a way of permitting them to run wild. Young Lum\u2014doughty, wise-cracking, whistling in the dark\u2014is an interesting character; but he shouldn\u2019t talk so much about so little. Let it be said, though, that Randy Kim,, the actor who plays him, is assuredly a find, with a splendid voice and fascinatingly bust hands.\u201d \u201c\u2019CHINAMAN\u2019 INGENIOUS, FASCINATING\u2026.The cast is an excellent one. Randy Kim, as the probing, intense Tam Lum, is magnificent. It is a virtuoso performance to be savored and remembered\u2026\u201d \u201c\u2019CHICKENCOOP\u2019 MISSES\u2019\u2026.Randy Kim is very effective as the joke-spouting, tortured Tam Lum, looking for love and recognition. It certainly isn\u2019t a role that\u2019s easy to \u2018read\u2019.\u201d \u201cRandy Kim gives a tensely arresting performance as the chicken-cooped hero of the title. His Tam Lum arouses the spectator\u2019s sympathy\u2026.\u201d \u201cAt a preview performance, Randy Kim was a nervous, high-strung, volcano of energy in the principal role\u2026.He is a charisma-laden young man, with a fine voice and body and a monumental determination.\u201d [aesop_gallery pslightbox=”on” transition=”crossfade” caption=”Photo by Martha Holmes” galleryType=”grid” id=”874″] Review Excerpts \u201cPRIMARY COLOR\u2026.I will remember Tam Lum long after I\u2019ve forgotten most of this season\u2019s other plays. Randy Kim is very good as Tam; he traps a lot of nuances\u2014he is funny, crazy, smart, dopey, frightened, manly, childish, shrewdly together and hopelessly lost\u2026.Despite its weaknesses, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":268,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-performances"],"metadata":{"_wp_old_date":["2021-11-28"]},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\u2013Jack Kroll, NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE (6\/19\/1972)<\/b> <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n
\u2013Clive Barnes, NEW YORK TIMES (6\/13\/1972)<\/b> <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n
\u2013Edith Oliver, NEW YORKER MAGAZINE (6\/24\/1972)<\/b> <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n
\u2013Edward Sothern Hipp, NEWARK EVENING NEWS (6\/13\/1972)<\/b> <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n
\u2013Emory Lewis, BERGEN RECORD (6\/13\/1972)<\/b> <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n
\u2013William A. Raidy, NEWHOUSE NEWSPAPERS (6\/13\/1972)<\/b> <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n
\u2013John Beaufort, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR (6\/24\/1972)<\/b> <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n
\u2013Ben Washer, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER (6\/15\/1972)<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"