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‘Doubt’ Broadway Review: Amy Ryan & Liev Schreiber Resurrect A Modern Classic
Time has tipped the scales a bit in the did-he-or-didn’t-he question at the heart of John Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 2004 play Doubt: A Parable, opening tonight in a Roundabout Theatre Company revival at the Todd Haimes Theatre. Since the play about a possibly child-molesting priest made its Off Broadway debut 20 years ago, real-world […]
No spoilers (in case you didn’t see the original or the mediocre 2008 film adaptation starring Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams and Viola Davis) except to note that the mother’s response raises issues of race that neither Sister Aloysius nor the audience might see coming. Seated across from Ryan’s Sister Aloysius – David Rockwell’s detail-perfect principal office set, gorgeously lit by Kenneth Posner with morning and afternoon sun streaking through the windows – Bernstine’s Mrs. Muller is a match for anyone. Title: Doubt: A Parable Venue: Broadway’s Todd Haimes Theatre Written By: John Patrick Shanley Directed By: Scott Ellis Cast: Amy Ryan, Liev Schreiber, Zoe Kazan, Quincy Tyler Bernstine Running time: 90 min (no intermission)
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