"Machinal" is a Finely-Crafted Piece of Theater
Machinal, the 1928 drama inspired by the real-life story of a woman who murders her husband, is not an easy play to like. And so I can't really use the word "like" to describe how I feel about the revival that recently opened at the Roundabout Theatre Company's American Airlines Theatre. But I can say that I greatly admire this production. And since I've so often complained about the shows the Roundabout has chosen t…