The Lyons
This is a really not a play in the classic sense. It is a theatrical triptych of one acts. The first, in which Linda Lavin as Rita Lyon glows red hot, is the story of a man on his deathbed with his seriously dysfunctional family in attendance. Thank goodness there are only three of them. The term Pride of Lyons is hard to avoid here, because each of them holds up their pride like a shield. Ben (Dick Latessa) has…