Ethan Coen's Hilarious "Offices"

Ethan Coen certainly has another off-Broadway hit on his hands with "Offices," now playing at Atlantic Theater Company's intimate house at 336 W. 20 Street in Chelsea, Manhattan.

Coen has written three vignettes of American corporate office life, peopling them with some wildly funny characters.  The result, as seen tonight by me and my usual theater-going friend, is witty, cutting, at times laugh-out-loud funny.  The cast is superb.  F. Murray Abraham is very much in his element here, and his supporting players are right there with him.  Actually, although he is the biggest name in the cast, others have more stage time and use it well.  The cast is a great ensemble team and they have the rhythm of all three pieces.

That theater has a certain nostalgic resonance for me, as it is where I was sitting on election night 2008 when I heard the presidential results.... an unforgettable experience.