The Wax

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When you open the Playbill for Kathleen Tolan's The Wax at Playwrights Horizons, you'll notice that the cast of nine includes at least five actors whose individual presence in a play would instantly draw attention from the serious theatergoing public. In no small measure, this wealth of talent keeps The Wax from melting despite its sometime clumsy plotting and occasional self-conscious intellectualism. This ambitious attempt to meld social/cultural satire with bedroom farce has a certain theatrical daring. It also has moments of ripping satire and sharp humor, though perhaps not enough to satisfy the expectations established by such a stellar company.

Performed in real time, the play is [...]