The talented cast of The Tale of the Allergist's Wife. Photos: Mark S. HowardThere are almost too many reasons, I'm afraid, why the current Lyric Stage production of The Tale of the Allergist's Wife doesn't quite work; but the bottom line is that the text itself is tricky - and perhaps not the full success everyone pretends it is. Indeed, Charles Busch's tale is told in contrasting keys that are play…
SOURCE: The Hub Review at 11:01PM on December 7, 2014