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...Stein is a writer, an actor and an economist
Paul Newman knows what he wants. so when the legendary actor decided to create a top-notch restaurant adjoining the Westport Country Playhouse?the renowned Connecticut theater run by his wife, actress Joanne Woodward?he had ideas for what one should see, smell and taste. One architect sketched plans for a stark space, all stainless steel and alabaster white. "Paul flipped out!" says chef Michel Nischan. "He wanted very country and very warm...
...counterpart with her umbrella, her interactions with Singerman inspired laugh after laugh in the audience. Vincent’s beautiful singing voice was matched by such expressive gestures that even without reading the translation of her words, their meaning was clear.Singerman appeared to be a completely different actor in a comedic setting, with expressions that played off Vincent’s actions perfectly. Unlike the opening cantata, the dancing in “Amour piqué par une abeille” flowed naturally with the storyline. During the Nov. 16 performance, Larissa D. Koch...
...represents the emptiness of Howie and Becca’s dead son. These are people you have probably seen before, but rather than rely on our familiarity, Lindsay-Abaire uses it to his advantage to eliminate cumbersome backstory and instead focus on the extraordinary depths of his characters.The only actor who fulfills the promise of the writing is Lage as Howie, who gives us a husband who is fundamentally understanding, but too tired to keep laboring at his fractured marriage. Even when Becca’s sister Izzy (Geneva Carr) questions Howie about what appears to be an affair...
...problems here. First of all, Tom Everett Scott, as the actor, doesn't for one moment convince us he's any manner of Hollywood star: no bearing, no ego, so nervous about his sexual encounter that he might be a middle-aged Neil Simon garment worker having his first fling with a hooker. The playwright (and director, Scott Ellis) want to be both naughty and cool. There's utterly no passion, not to mention plausibility, in this relationship. (Deadpan exchange: "Let's get started." "OK, I'll get aroused...