Advertisement Continue reading the main storyFor anyone who saw the first incarnation of “Beauty Queen,” it’s hard not to miss Mag, Maureen and the fellas who came calling on them when they were bad. (His other work includes “The Cripple of Inishmaan” and the brilliant, brutal “Pillowman.”) That “Beauty Queen” was as tightly wound as a Hitchcock movie, and when it finally unspooled, it shocked hard. PhotoThat Ms. Mullen has returned in the role of Mag makes this latest “Beauty Queen” a must-see for theater geeks. But Ms. Mullen endows Mag with some of the same vulnerability that made her Maureen so affecting. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyIf this “Beauty Queen” lacks the power to rattle as its first version did, it still makes for a smooth, easily digested evening’s entertainment.

Source: New York Times January 16, 2017 04:00 UTC