Hilton Als: “The Nance,” “Matilda” reviews.
Douglas Carter Beane’s “The Nance” (at the Lyceum) is a nearly perfect work of dramatic art, whose power derives from its equitable compassion and its unromantic view of myth. The prolific Beane, the author of the 2006 Tony-nominated comedy “The Little Dog Laughed,” . . . (Subscription required.)