HOLD ON TO ME DARLING by Kenneth Lonergan Directed by Neil Pepe Starring Adam Driver Lucille Lortel Theatre Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer Nearly a decade later, I’m still not sure what to make of Hold On to Me Darling, an almost O’Neill-length comedy—I think comedy— by the redoubtable Kenneth Lonergan, in revival at …
McNEAL by Ayed Akhtar Directed by Bartlet Sher A Production of Lincoln Center Theater at the Vivian Beaumont Starring Robert Downey, Jr. Reviewed by David Spencer For all its being a high-tech-fueled tragi-comic diving into the controversies of Artificial Intelligence, and its impact on culture, art, society and relationships, McNeal, at its core, very familiar: …
FATHERLAND Conceived and Directed by Stephen Sachs New York City Center Stage II Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer There’s a lot to be said for docu-drama plays whose primary or entire dialogue is culled from actual recorded evidence (recorded meaning via print and/or electronic media). Tone and treatment are, of course, everything, and there’s …
