‘Clyde’s’ Broadway Review: Uzo Aduba Brings The Heat To Lynn Nottage’s Devilish Diner Dramedy
The quest to create the perfect sandwich takes on existential tones in Clyde’s, the tasty if occasionally and slightly undercooked new dramedy from two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage. Though it lacks the heft of the playwright’s great Sweat, Clyde’s makes for an intriguing companion piece.
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The Socially Conscious ‘Clyde’s’ is a Trope-Busting Masterpiece
Lynn Nottage has returned to Broadway with the ultimate flex: Clyde’s; a gut-busting comedy that leans into the sophisticated, yet populist, perspectives that she investigated through her previous play―the Pulitzer Prize-winning Sweat―that doubles as a multi-genre encompassing masterpiece loaded with more layers than a metatextual onion. On its surface, Clyde’s, which just opened at the […]
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At ‘Trouble in Mind’, School is in Session
When you hear “revival of a play” you’ll most likely imagine one of the countless Broadway productions of Mamet, O’Neill, or Williams featuring a celebrity. Roundabout’s production of Trouble in Mind certainly is not that. Strictly speaking, it’s not even a revival; a pre-show announcement informs the audience, “Alice Childress’ Trouble in Mind premiered off-Broadway […]
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