A Kid Like Jake
Opening Night: June 17, 2013
Closing: July 14, 2013
Theater: Claire Tow Theater
Alex and her husband, Greg, want only the best for their precocious four-year-old, Jake. When they apply to New York City private schools, part of what makes Jake special—his passion for Cinderella and dress-up—starts to cause concern.
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June 18, 2013
Under the smooth direction of Evan Cabnet, Ms. Gugino, a superlative stage actress, brings a simmering intensity to her performance, managing to render human even Alex’s sometimes implausible excesses of vitriol. Mr. Grosz, perhaps best known for his comedic appearances on “The Colbert Report,” does a nice job with the perhaps slightly idealized, über-mensch role of the nurturing Greg. But the endless wrangling over Jake’s test scores and his play visits to the various schools often seem to draw focus from what should be the play’s primary subject: how his parents can, or should, raise a kid like Jake.
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