By John Heilpern 2/12/07 12:00am

An Exceptional Cast Rescues Reza’s Folly

“Actors? Actors are cowards. Actors have no guts,” announces the actor at the start of Yasmina Reza’s A Spanish Play at the Classic Stage Company. In which case, may I welcome back with open arms to the New York stage one of the gutsiest of them all, Zoe Caldwell. She’s among the greatest actresses this Read More

By John Heilpern 4/14/03 12:00am

Astrophysically Speaking, Three Nights for the Price of One!

There’s one terrific reason to see Yasmina Reza’s latest trifle, Life (x) 3 . In an otherwise dispiriting evening, Linda Emond gives the best performance of an alcoholic I’ve ever seen.

She’s the truest of actresses in everything she does. But what Ms. Emond is up to here reminds us, quite simply, that she’s the Read More