Mothers and Sons
For my final pre-Tonys show, I had the chance to see the bracing new Terrence McNally play Mothers and Sons . Starring Tyne Daly and directed by Sheryl Kaller ( Next Fall ), Mothers and Sons is a play of our time. It's reckoning day when Katharine (a terrific Daly) unexpectedly drops by Cal's ( Frederick Weller ) apartment. They last saw each other 20 years ago at the memorial service for Andre, Katharine's son and Cal's partner. While Cal has mourned Andre, processed his death and found love elsewhere (with his husband, Will ( Bobby Steggert ( Big Fish , Assistance )), and their son, Bud ( Grayson Taylor )), there is still unfinished business between him and Katharine. The ensuing debates about homosexuality, love and family play out in real time in Cal and Will's spacious NYC apartment. (The detailed set is by John Lee Beatty .) It is ultimately a struggle for all parties to understand one another and to connect on a human level. Katharine begins with ...