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Bishop's singular wartime career forms the subject of a one-man show starring Canadian Actor Eric Peterson at off-Broadway's Theater De Lys. "One-man show" is scarcely precise, for Peterson plays 16 characters in addition to Bishop. He is immeasurably aided by John Gray's work at the piano; music underscores the evening. Early on, the songs have bravado: "We were off to fight the Hun . . ./ And it looked like lots of fun," but they end somberly: "We were daring young men with hearts of gold/ And most of us never...
This admirable revival at off-Broadway's Roundabout Theater honors all concerned. Malcolm McDowell stalks the boards with the frustrated fury of a caged lion. There is a poignant dignity in Banes' Alison, a fever in the loins of Brill's Helena, and Hardie's Cliff is the sort of buddy you would want in the front lines. -T.E.K...
Among those who provide percussive laughter, note well Aggy's Ozark sister Sarah (Sloane Shelton). Some gratuitous violence mars Passione, but the chances are that Innaurato's play, now at off-Broadway's Playwrights Horizons Theater, will prove to be a long-term boxoffice hit. -T.E.K...
...strung, bursting into a boy's wounded tears or unlaced laughter, Roberts' Mark is a worthy foil. But perhaps the most exciting find of the evening is the directorial debut of Actress Geraldine Fitzgerald. Subtly and surely, she weaves a mantle of sentiment without sentimentality, and provides off-Broadway's Manhattan Theater Club with a luminous seasonal swan song. -T.E.K...
There is never enough time for perfection, particularly off-Broadway. The cast did not even see the set until the day before the Feb. 27 dress rehearsal. "It was like we had just barely moved into a house, but were having 150 people for dinner," says Linda Atkinson. At 8 p.m. the audience was in place in the 250-seat theater of Marymount Manhattan College on East 71st Street, which the Phoenix calls home. Saks gave a little speech, asking for consideration: "Things are pretty rough, and we may have to stop. Please be patient and give the actors your...