Supported by fine work from Jack Willis, as Rose's perpetually put-off suitor, Herbie, and Jessica Boevers, who charted the growing maturity of Rose's daughter, Louise Gypsy Rose Leee), with unusual sensitivity, Ms. LuPone's Mama Rose expressed such warm comfort in the company of her makeshift family that her blindness to their needs became more pitiful.
Led by Charles Durning, Spalding Gray and Christopher Noth, directed by Ethan McSweeney, the starry ensemble often feels frustratingly tentative, despite fine work from Mr. Gray, Mr. Durning and Michael Learned (2 20).
Fine work from Leigh Broxham brought the opener.
Despite some fine work from Anna Paquin and particularly Kieran Culkin, the director Terry Kinney's production is sabotaged by the conflicting impulses in the writing (2 15).
Video More Video » Like "The Upside of Anger," in which Mr. Binder benefited from fine work by Joan Allen and Kevin Costner, "Reign Over Me" uses the rhythms and moods of comedy to explore, and also to contain, overpowering feelings of loss, anger and hurt.
The orchestra, conducted by Lam, did fine work.
Still, Mr. Bagwell and his players did well by the piece, with stylish contributions from the solo vocalist, Biella Da Costa, and fine work by the Manhattan Girls Chorus.
A fine work by Hatoum herself, "Silence" (1994), included in moma's current display from its collections, is a perfect emblem of nineties art.
England soon drew level, though, with fine work by Manchester United's Wilfried Zaha allowing Burundi-born Berahino to finish from close range.
