scenic design by John Lee Beatty

Broadway Review: “Cult of Love” at the Helen Hayes (Closed Sunday, February 2, 2025)

The title of Leslye Headland’s “Cult of Love” at the Helen Hayes demands attention. The Dahl family cult began in childhood: Diana (Shailene Woodley), Evie (Rebecca Henderson), Johnny (Christopher Sears), and Mark (Zachary Quinto) attended church faithfully with conservative Christian parents Ginny (Mare Cunningham) and Bill (David Rasche), vacationed annually at Big Meadows Lodge in Shenandoah National Park, never slept…

Off-Broadway Review: “Chester Bailey” at Irish Repertory Theatre (Closed Sunday, November 20, 2022)

November 3, 2022 | chester, Off-Broadway, on that day > | "Chester Bailey", April Ann Kline, Carol Rosegg, costume design by Toni Leslie-James, Ephraim Birney, Irish Rep, Irish Repertory Theatre, Joseph Dougherty, Joseph Verlezza, lighting design by Brian MacDevitt, Pat McCorkle, Reed Birney, Ron Lagomarsino, scenic design by John Lee Beatty, sound design by Brendan Aanes, Theatre Reviews Limited

Every once in a while, there comes along a little gem of a play that certainly will knock you off your feet, especially if it is a first-rate production and impeccably performed by two remarkable actors. This happens to be the case at hand on the stage of The Irish Repertory Theatre, where Chester Bailey penned by Joseph Dougherty is…