My Broadway Review

The new play at Yale is an adaptation of Notes from Underground, the short novel by Dostoevsky. The work itself is very sad and despairing. It has a lot of disappointment and the main character clearly hates himself greatly. But he also doesn’t care that he feels that badly about himself. This interpretation of the show fits that style very well. It drags you down to see the dark depths of his soul and it will also give you a good sense of the feelings that the guy has. Diminutive it is. But it’s well done. Variety really enjoyed this show and decided that the show was fitting into the normal work by the director Robert Woodward. If you get a chance, and need to be brought a little down, then you can see this show and really experience something big.

To Kill a Mockingbird is back on the regional circuit. And the new production is breath of fresh air in a theater world that isn’t always the best place for good plays. Many plays try to do too much interesting stuff with their subjects. They will try to add extra technology or unusual characterizations. All very postmodern in a way, but also not the best way to do some shows. This show is a tough one, in which you are stuck with a fantastic film version that you have to measure up to without imitating it. But in this version, they are able to do good characters, fitting to the material involved and well-made. Simple staging. Good acting. It’s a very solid show!