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Review: The House of Blue Leaves by Frank Scheck

In his revelatory production of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, director David Cromer unearthed the darkness underlying a play that is usually presented as a paean to a more innocent America. He applies the same approach to the new Broadway revival of John Guare’s 1966 absurdist comedy The House of Blue Leaves, but with vastly diminished results. The production captures the desperation and pathos of the play&…

SOURCE: Scheck on the Arts at 05:55AM on April 26, 2011

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