CSC Announces New Season
Classic Stage Company has had it rough for the past five years or so under its new artistic director Brian Kulick. It basically faded out of the spotlight. But this year was an exception. Michael Cumpsty's RICHARD III was superior to his performances as Hamlet and Richard II, THE SEAGULL with Alan Cumming and Diane Wiest sold out, and NEW JERUSALEM was one of the smartest new plays around. In fact, it should have gone to Broadway.
And next season now looks just as exciting. It starts off with Mandy Patinkin in THE TEMPEST. (If you noticed at the Tony Awards, he is already growing out his beard.) Also up with be UNCLE VANYA with Denis O'Hare and a new two adaptation of THE ORESTEIA titled AN ORESTEIA, drawing from Aeschylus, Euripides and Sophacles.
