US EditionReview: Does Kieran Culkin Close the Deal in ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’?
- The third Broadway revival of Glengarry Glen Ross features a set of steak knives as a depiction of a sales contest's infamous second prize, which highlights the play's themes of brutality in capitalism and toxic masculinity.
- Kieran Culkin and Bob Odenkirk star in the revival, where Culkin's performance as Ricky Roma showcases tightly wound energy and Odenkirk portrays Shelly Levene with desperation and brief moments of triumphant energy.
- Directed by Patrick Marber, the revival successfully captures the sharp dialogue and humor of David Mamet's original work while addressing contemporary issues of disinformation and ruthlessness.
- Despite David Mamet's controversial views, this production evidences why his plays remain compelling, maintaining a vicious energy and brutal truths about American ambition.
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Review: Does Kieran Culkin Close the Deal in ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’?
You’ve seen the articles where researchers find a correlation between swearing and IQ: the more you curse, the smarter you are. Hell shitting ass damn right, say I. No doubt David Mamet, bard of potty-mouthed jags, would admit to being in possession of a galaxy brain. Does said genius status extend to the trash-talking salesmen of his 1983 watershed, Glengarry Glen Ross? Are they the brightest bulbs, these peddlers of subprime property to gullib…
BROADWAY REVIEW: ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ still masterful drama despite some casting choices
In about 30 years, Kieran Culkin, a great American actor, will make a terrific Shelley “The Machine” Levene, the sad-sack veteran salesman in David Mamet’s masterful “Glengarry Glen Ross,” the 1983 drama about desperate Chicago real-estate sharks that surely is the best play ever written about the dehumanizing underbelly of American business, with the honorable exception of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman.” I hope I am around to see it. Bu…
'Glengarry Glen Ross' Broadway Review: Bob Odenkirk Dazzles, Kieran Culkin Surprises in Uneven Revival
Is Kieran Culkin giving the same performance on stage that recently won him an Emmy and an Oscar? His Roman Roy in “Succession” and his David Kaplan in “A Real Pain” may have very different bank accounts, but basically, they are the same guy: a loopy, unscrupulous and extremely beguiling schemer. A new revival of David Mamet’s 1983 play, “Glengarry Glen Ross,” opened Monday at the Palace Theatre, and Culkin could have played real-estate agent Ri…
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