Alden Ehrenreich is incredible in viciously funny first-date Broadway comedy
Ehrenreich, a major talent who’s been dealt an unfair hand by Hollywood, is given the meatiest material of the cast. But the unique charm and liveliness he brings to it is vital. His idiosyncratic, casually vicious, worryingly lovable Max is one of the season’s must-see performances. Smart and sharp, he’s the lovechild of Jesse Eisenberg’s Mark Zuckerberg and Johnnie Walker.
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