A Life in the Theatre
Schoenfeld Theatre, Broadway By Steve Hauck BOTTOM LINE: Mamet's acerbic wit is diluted in this play, and the production is neither authentic nor entertaining. David Mamet's 1977 play A Life in the Theatre has been called a "valentine to the theater," and a "love letter to actors." Mamet knows from whence he writes, having cut his theatrical teeth as director and playwright on various stages in his native Ch…