The Seagull
Prices
Tickets: $25–$135, premium $252
Description
The complex romantic ecology of Chekhov’s 1893 classic—a daisy chain of she-loves-me-nots—requires unusually strong ensemble acting, which Ian Rickson’s production apparently boasted in London last year. On Broadway, the cast is less secure. The English transfers are strong, but some of the Americans struggle—notably Peter Sarsgaard as Trigorin. Perhaps this is why Kristin Scott Thomas, who earned raves as the vain and icy Arkadina, sometimes seems disconnected. Carey Mulligan is a real find, though: Lovely and captivating, she gives Nina a fascinating touch of Eve Harrington.—AF
When
Dec 21 2008