Gielgud Theatre, LondonSmith plays a Broadway star in the midst of a mental crisis in Ivo van Hove and Rufus Wainwright's glittering and extravagantly original musical adaptation of the Cassavetes film John Cassavetes' 1977 film about a Broadway star in crisis might seem a natural fit for a stage adaptation. Then again, there is the risk of theatrical navel-gazing, and with its melange of gothicism, midlife angst and…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18PM on March 26, 2024