Deathbed comedy generous with last laughs by Elisabeth Vincentelli

In his new play, "The Lyons," Nicky Silver pulls off a neat trick: He's written a comedy fueled almost exclusively by letdowns. An old married couple endures despite decades of encrusted resentments. Their children snitch on each other. Even a sofa's color is described as "some washed-out shade...

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