This splendid production makes sure that, vicariously, we do, too.
And when Portia finally meets Shylock, in Daniel Sullivan's absolutely splendid production of "The Merchant of Venice" at the Broadhurst Theater, the collision lights up the sky.
Much of Bartlett Sher's splendid production, which opened Thursday night at the Belasco Theater, moves with the engaging ease of lively, casual conversation.
The Blu-ray of "The Passenger" — one of a number of deluxe, high-definition opera videos that have lately come on the market — records a thoughtful and mostly splendid production.
(Brantley) ★ 'Good Person of Szechwan' The Foundry Theater revives its utterly splendid production of Bertolt Brecht's serio-comic fable about the difficulty of doing good in a corrupt world.
Charles Isherwoodd called "Murder for Two," starring Jeff Blumenkrantz, above, far left, with Brett Ryback, a "nifty mystery musical comedy," and recommended "the utterly splendid production" of "Good Person of Szechwan," Brecht's serio-comic fable about the difficulty of doing good in a corrupt world, with the "magnetic" Taylor Mac, top right.
Barry Edelstein, the Old Globe's new artistic director, said in a statement that he was excited to begin his tenure with the show, which "brings together many of the things that are central to the Globe's identity: a classic text, the vibrant energies of the musical theater, a sumptuous and splendid production and a creative team of the first rank in the American theater".
(Brantley) Off Off Broadway ★ 'Good Person of Szechwan' The Foundry Theater's utterly splendid production of Bertolt Brecht's seriocomic fable about the difficulty of doing good in a corrupt world stars the magnetic Taylor Mac as the prostitute turned shopkeeper Shen Te.
The role of Arturo Ui calls for bravura, high-definition acting and that's what it gets, in spades, from Henry Goodman in Jonathan Church's splendid production, which began life last year in the Minerva Studio at Chichester and has now transferred to the West End.
The restless dreamer is a minor character, and I suppose you could say that his nightmare — if that's what it is — is an exceedingly minor event in the so-far splendid production of nine interconnected dramas by Foote, from the Signature Theater Company and Hartford Stage.
Cromwell is one of the hardest working actors in the industry (he just won an Emmy for his role in "American Horror Story: Asylum" and had a lead role in a splendid production of "Waiting for Godot" at the Mark Taper Forum), and he is always a steadying force.
