More reactions to a diverse, generally rewarding current London season–and like-able Sally Field
Octet: Dave Malloy’s Musical 12-Step Program is Tarot-iffic
★★★★☆ Eight singer-actors, under Annie Tippe’s flawless direction, sing out 12-Step woes
Mac Beth: Light Not Only Thickens But Goes Out on Will’s Classic
★★☆☆☆ Director Erica Schmidt wrongly thinks that a girls-school spin is how to treat the Bard
From London: Betrayal, Three Sisters, Top Girls Tops to Middling
Harold Pinter, Caryl Churchill receive smart revivals, Anton Chekhov not so much
From London: Henrik Ibsen, Andrea Levy, Rod Serling Honored Variously
Rosmersholm strongly revived, while Andrea Levy’s thick novel, Serling’s series adapted well enough
From London: Maggie Smith Astonishes in A German Life
★★★★★ The 2016 documentary, indelibly directed on the stage by Jonathan Kent
The Plough and the Stars: O’Casey’s Tragicomedy In Superb Shape
★★★★★ The Irish Repertory Company ends O’Casey season with outstanding direction, cast
Link Link Circus: Isabella Rossellini, Pan the Dog Explain It All
★★★★☆ The actress-model, seeking a Master’s degree in animal behavior, turns it delightful
Beetlejuice: Tim Burton’s 1988 Cult Film Kinda Musicalized
★★★☆☆ Alex Brightman is the major bright spot in Alex Timber’s stage transfer
All My Sons: Arthur Miller’s Family-Secrets Tragedy in A-Plus Revival
★★★★★ Annette Bening, Tracy Letts, Benjamin Walker outstanding under Jack O’Brien’s direction