The Time Is Now, Finally, for Caroline, or Change
Michael Longhurst’s production has traveled far to get here. A rousing 2017 success at the Minerva in Chichester led to a run in London’s West End, and that (mostly recast) show and its star, Clarke, now comes to the Roundabout. All the performers here are superbly married to their material, matching strengths to strengths but also — and most movingly — flaws to flaws.
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‘Dana H’: In Her Own Voice
There’s something sinister about a motel room. I think of buzzing fluorescent lights, the lingering scent of tobacco on every surface, nondescript paintings over nondescript wallpapers, and faint conversations from the next room. I’ve got vivid memories of those details, all of which could’ve been from an actual stay in a motel somewhere along a […]
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‘The Lehman Trilogy’: Soulless and Expensive Children’s Theatre for Adults
Soulless and expensive―that’s the best way to describe the Broadway debut of The Lehman Trilogy at the David T. Nederlander Theatre. But then, what else should one expect from a 3 hour and 15-minute long theatrical-ish spectacle devoted to the history of one of the world’s largest financial firms? Es Devlin’s austere corporate office design […]
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