Any doubts that I may have had about Sarah Jones's ability to play a Broadway theater were quickly dispelled by her performance of Bridge & Tunnel at the Helen Hayes; this solo show is just as vibrant and exciting as it was downtown at The Culture Project, where it ran in 2004. Even more important, Jones is able to maintain a sense of intimacy that's hard to achieve in a Broadway-size house, even a small one such as the Hayes.

Bridge & Tunnel is set at the fifth annual I.A.M.A.P.O.E.T.T.O.O. poetry reading, a showcase for the poetry and life stories of immigrants. The event is hosted by a character named Mohammed Ali, originally from Pakistan and now working in New York as an accountant. Th[...]