Let me start by saying that I’m a big fan of the work of Sam Mendes. His 1994 production of Cabaret starring Natasha Richardson remains one of the most memorable evenings of theater that I’ve experienced in over forty years of attending plays in New York,...
Last night, I was lucky enough to see the opening night performance of a new production of Chekhov’s The Seagull, a London import starring Kristin Scott Thomas as the actress Arkadina. I’ve seen several Arkadinas in my time, and Thomas’s is my...
Last night I saw Kevin Kline play King Lear in the New York Public Theater’s current production, directed by James Lapine. I’ve seen quite a few Lears in my time, but Kline was the first I’ve seen who entered in the finally scene and utter the lines...
Over the years I’ve been fortunate enough to have seen many productions of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. My favorite has always been the production directed by Andrei Serban for the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the fall of...
