Topic: A Seagull in the Hamptons

A Seagull in the Hamptons - 2:33PM on 5/09/2008

News Article: A Seagull in the Hamptons

Maria Tucci gives a superlative star turn in Emily Mann's updating of Chekhov's classic comedy.

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Neither Chekhov Nor Albee - 1:23PM on 5/12/2008

Its ironic: Edward Albee attended opening night. This re-tooling of The Seagull is his stock-in-trade: a wealthy setting with hard-drinking, literary-minded characters. Sadly, the play lacks Albees ability to transform book-addled parasites into people we care about.

Neither Chekhov Nor Albee Pt. 2 - 1:24PM on 5/12/2008

When Alex pretentious, spoiled son of a famous stage actress attempts suicide, we only wish hed first dispatched the rest of the cast. Clad in Nouveau Amish, hes one of those kids who smokes clove cigarettes, reads Ayn Rand, and becomes a stock broker in daddys firm-as compelling a character as an accountant.