I'm no Molière authority, so I can't say how many liberties Jeffrey Hatcher has taken in his adaptation of The Imaginary Invalid, now being presented by Red Bull Theater at New World Stages, Stage 5. What I can say is that he has appropriated at least as much from an unexpected source, the mid-20th-century TV variety show. Presumably, there's plenty of Molière onstage, but there's also a healthy helping of Sid Caes…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 05:57AM on June 3, 2025