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The Playbook is a dramatic tale, full of overreaching ambition, dastardly plots, embattled heroes and last-minute reversals
The songs explode. The passion overwhelms. It’s opulent when it needs to be, fun when it needs to be, and intoxicating
The original cultural punch of the 1970s production has been replaced with gaudy, empty commercialism
The Nazis saw the character as a useful tool of propaganda
The language itself — and the on-the-nose themes that Amy Herzog has unsubtly emphasized — feel like they could be sourced directly from Twitter/X
Being recognizable as a hank of blonde hair and a white dress failing to preserve her dignity dehumanizes the film star
Director Maria Friedman has harnessed revelatory performances from her three leads to create a theatrical masterpiece
‘Things that upset you are fuel to take you through a story’
For theater aficionados, there is hope
