Both of these performers are, of course, whopping musical talents and their mutual vocal prowess is very much on display to the obvious delight, especially, of the many Jonas fans in the hou…
Tune in to the golden age of broadcast journalism and Edward R. Murrow's (Clooney) legendary, history-altering, on-air showdown with Senator Joseph McCarthy. As McCarthyism casts a shadow ov…
Clooney's glamour, abetted by David Cromer's suave direction, does a lot of that work; even when the actor is in some remote corner of Scott Pask's huge and infinitely reconfiguring set, you…
Director David Cromer successfully activates the stage, orchestrating that kinetic hum we associate with a network newsroom. And scenic designer Scott Pask's set is a wonder, particularly ef…
An empty reassembly of their screenplay, with period chicness substituting for tension, the play doesn't trust the audience to see the parallels between past and present, creating little mor…
This transfer from screen to stage is as intense and laser-focused as the penetrating gaze coming from its star and co-writer, George Clooney. The post George Clooney Makes an Impressive Bro…
It's quite a beginning, but then that curtain rises, and as lovingly detailed as Pask's newsroom set is, Cromer has to enliven a still highly cinematic script in a wide-open theatrical space…
If the drama at times seems almost as educational as it is theatrical, David Cromer's deluxe production remains classy, absorbing entertainment. It conjures the professional milieu with evoc…
Good Night, and Good Luck certainly doesn't lack point of view or conviction, but neither of those things can do much with an overly familiar story, a lack of subtlety and an odd tone of und…
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As a polemical warning bell, the show is earnest and heartfelt. It is considerably less successful as a piece of theater. The post George Clooney Issues a Dire Warning About Trump's America …
By the end, "Good Night, and Good Luck" manages what evening news shows have reliably done for decades: It makes the viewer sleepy. The post George Clooney makes his Broadway debut in a slee…
A group of Chicago real-estate salesmen battle ruthlessly for the big deal in David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize-winning play. The post Glengarry Glen Ross appeared first on Did They Like It?.
It's not just because this is such a patchy production, or because Odenkirk and McKean are nevertheless so good in it, that the losers make the biggest impressions. The winners, once glamoro…
[Patrick Marber's] sharp direction wrings the proper amount of brashness, bullying and dark comedy from the ensemble as they stomp around the toxic office playground. The post 'Glengarry Gle…
Polished, starry, and with nothing to say, this Glengarry sells a McMansion, neither a scam nor a Palace. The post A Curiously Beta GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS appeared first on Did They Like It?.
What's missing from this revival of Glengarry Glen Ross is that sense of knife-edge despair that might have made the play seem as harrowing as it is darkly funny. That probably won't matter …
Culkin, Odenkirk, Burr and castmates Michael McKean, Donald Webber, Jr., Howard W. Overshown and John Pirruccello are so immersed and, yes, expert, in that sleazy, duplicitous and forever ca…
In the main, this is a surprisingly humane "Glengarry" " and that's no criticism, but it does mean this production is a bit of a surprise. The post Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk Lead a Surpris…
The underpowered revival of the show at the cavernous Palace Theatre could certainly use some caffeine. And heat. That the workplace play, on Broadway for the fourth time, opened last night …
Individually, all give sharp-elbowed, effective performances even if, under the direction of Patrick Marber, this staging never quite develops the head of steam that could keep the tension r…
Because it is so tautly and distinctively written, and since most of the actors are good, Glengarry Glen Ross still basically works; it still hooks you in. But it doesn't seal the deal. …
At one hour 45 minutes, it's well paced, the technical designs are appropriately realistic and it's as funny now as it ever was.   The post The Stars are Mostly Selling It appeared…
It's not technology itself that leaves "Dorian Gray" feeling so brittle where "Vanya" is a tear fest. It's that the technology dominates all other values, including Wilde's, often denying th…
The mounting is an incredible accomplishment " for Snook's performance and Williams' tech innovation, yes, but also for its reclamation of a queerness the publicly shamed Wilde couldn't lean…