Other than the 2012 revival of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? , Edward Albee's work has never been for me. He's a bit too dry and angry for me. And there's only so much I can take of watching affluent people sit around, drink, and be caustic towards one another. I passed on At Home at the Zoo at the Signature earlier this season because I just knew I would not enjoy it. But then the Broadway revival of Three Tall Women opened and although I am not an Albee fan, I am a huge, huge fan of Laurie Metcalf. I will see her do almost anything (but I couldn't sit through Misery ) and her performance in A Doll's House, Part 2 last season is one of my favorites of all time. If she is on stage, I am there. And this time she shares the stage with Glenda Jackson. Would this production change the way I felt about Edward Albee's work? Nope. There many terrific elements in Joe Mantello's revival of the play. His direction is seamless with expert pacing. I would ...
Theater reviews and commentary by Alyssa Maher.