Original publication: February 26, 2006
Here is the menu for a busy theatrical time that seems to offer something
for everyone. One thing is sure: We have no idea -— at this point —- who will
stand, lauded with prizes at the June 11 Tonys, and who will fall among the
forgotten at the end of the season.
David Schwimmer (of TV's "Friends") stars opposite Zeljko Ivanek ("The
Pillowman") in a revival of Herman Wouk's 1954 play, an adaptation of his
Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "The Caine Mutiny." Jerry Zaks directs this
crackling courtroom drama, which revolves around the mad Captain Queeg (Ivanek)
and the attorney, Barney Greenwald, who defends the case of mutiny brought by
him. Henry Fonda famously starred in the original, which was directed by Charles
Laughton, Humphrey Bogart starred in the film. The last revival of this
potboiler starred Michael Moriarty and John Rubinstein.
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