Word: martorano
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...play progresses. When Reg finally appears. Ben admits to him that, "metaphorically," at least, he and Joey are married. But Reg resolutely refuses to surrender the stage, and when he leaves, it is clear that Joey is no longer Ben's. The outsider easily punctures the academic conceit. Michael Martorano's Reg, it must be added, is yet another strong and faultless performance...
...MICHAEL MARTORANO, as Deeley, holds up well through the skirmishes of the first act, succumbing as Anna woos Kate just before the curtain. But he crumbles early in the second act, just after he has dealt Anna a setback in their battle of mutual degradation. Deeley's heavy emphasis on second meanings and his lumbering, wounded desperation rob his words, his weapons, of the strength they had held in the first act. The veneer of civility, too, skillfully maintained in Act I, becomes a travesty earlier than it should...