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Toby Davies' busy adaptation of 10 Saki short stories loses something in the trans-Atlantic translation. Ably performed by a four-actor cast, the tales are oddly split between the macabre and the twee—the only unifying factor is the overall veddy-British-indeed tone. One can imagine Wolves at the Window going over well in the U.K., where it might refer back to enough local cultural touchstones to feel homey and pleasant. In New York, where the only touchstones are literary, it just begs comparison to P.G. Wodehouse and M.R. James and comes up short.
No word has been more bandied about in American life the past two years than change. And no show investigates the nuances of that word as it relates to the American Dream—conveying hope, opportunity and success, but also the ugly flipside of pain, division, confusion and violence—more masterfully than Ragtime. The 1997 musical not only feels trenchant and timely, but its multistrand story is delivered with fresh clarity and emotional immediacy in director-choreographer Marcia Milgrom Dodge's elegant revival, transferring to Broadway from D.C.'s Kennedy Center, where it originated in April. This is big-brain, bold-strokes musical-theater storytelling at its most vibrant.
Sproat later joined the BMI Musical Theater Workshop and wrote librettos for the musicals "Back Home," "Abie's Island Rose" and "Ravenswood."
Show will be directed by Nicholas Hytner
Still, good execution of a lame idea is better than lame execution of a good idea, and this low-budget comedy turns out to be a showcase for an attractive cast, which will likely draw more b…
Tuner funks up Rialto musical landscape
This comedy of manners -- ill manners -- paints greed, pretension and small-town narrowness in bright, broad brush strokes.
Showbiz legend continues to light up bigscreen
Minoff, who was married to actress Bonnie Franklin for 29 years, died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles.
14-show slate totals $12.7 million
Green ogre, Dorothy sniffing round nunnery
Chicago honors one of its own
Replacement for Neil Armfield found
Deal covers cross-format promotions for film
Casella's comedy set for spring run
Stratford, Shaw attendance still off, but tide is turning
Behn was no Congreve or Wycherley, but she was still a member of the club and deserves better than this overly mannered production of what is essentially a trivial sex farce.
Edna adds producers, potential scribe to show's roster
Healy's parallel universe doesn't hold together terribly well and depends heavily on concepts that are christened and fleshed out badly, so it's up to helmer Ken Rus Schmoll to supply cohere…
Thesp's career started with early live TV
15 show slate totals $12 million, up 1.4%
At UCLA Live's Freud Playhouse, the cats-in-a-sack spectacle is undeniably involving, if thin, and a bit too safe for (dis)comfort.
Under the direction of fellow playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis, the contained, smart script exhibits plenty of wit, craft and, most of all, heart.
Jane Alderman finds success in 'Superior Donuts'
Fading Neil Simon fans, theater locale among factors
