‘Leopoldstadt’ Review: A Jewish Family Through the Eyes of History
The theater season is just aborning, but it is virtually inconceivable that it will produce anything superior to Tom Stoppard’s “Leopoldstadt.” An intimate, multigenerational drama about a Jewish family in Vienna, set against the tumultuous first half of the 20th century, the play—inexpressibly moving, unavoidably devastating—ranks among Mr. Stoppard’s greatest works, which is a considerable achievement given his status as one of our pre-eminent living playwrights.
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