PhotoLike most critics, I thought “A Doll’s House, Part 2,” the what-if sequel to Ibsen by Lucas Hnath, was already great when it opened in April. The entire original foursome — Laurie Metcalf, Chris Cooper, Jayne Houdyshell and Condola Rashad — was nominated for Tony Awards; deservedly, Ms. Metcalf won. PhotoThe new actors advance Mr. Hnath’s whirling arguments about love and ownership with as much ease as the original cast, and even greater humor. With the original cast, you feared she might eat Torvald whole. As for Ms. Houdyshell, she seems to have enriched both the sweet and sour of her characterization through a process of marination in the more evenly matched conflict around her.

Source: New York Times August 28, 2017 17:41 UTC