On Stage Now: Venus in Fur
This week, David Ives' Venus in Fur opened at Manhattan Theatre Club's Friedman Theatre for a limited run, with Nina Arianda playing opposite British actor Hugh Dancy.  The show opened Off Broadway in January 2010 and killed; the New York Times' critic called Arianda's performance sensational, and heralded the birth of a star. Arianda plays the aspiring actress Vanda, who enters an audition room to read for a …