Walter Kerr Theatre
13 March-17 July 2016
Directed by Ivo van Hove
[Editor's Note: While The Crucible might be considered one of Miller's closer brushes with realism, despite its realistic veneer, it was also deceptively inventive for its time. His earlier, equally realistic All My Sons has withstood several forays against its apparent realism with varying success, largely dependent on the cohesive vision of the director. Belgian experimentalist Ivo van Hove's highly anticipated Broadway revival of The Crucible featured innovative staging and costuming, as well as a superb ensemble cast, that pleased plenty, but left others feeling somewhat cheated. Some, in this case Thomas Greenfield and Molly Marino, felt that van Hove's interpretation was too limited and failed to render an articulate visual or aural statement; while David Palmer was more willing to view van Hove's attempted vision in a more positive light, as an insightful but dark commentary on...
