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Review: Steve Carell as the 50-Year-Old Loser in a Comic ‘Uncle Vanya’

Beaumont, Vivian, Theater Carell, Steve Chekhov, Anton Harper, William Jackson (1980- ) Lincoln Center Theater Neugebauer, Lila Rose, Anika Noni Schreck, Heidi Theater Theater (Broadway) Uncle Vanya (Play)

Review: Steve Carell as the 50-Year-Old Loser in a Comic ‘Uncle Vanya’

Sleek, lucid, amusing, often beautiful, it’s Chekhov with everything, except the main thing.

By Jesse Green

Why ‘Uncle Vanya’ Is the Play for Our Anxious Era

Chekhov, Anton Schreck, Heidi Scott, Andrew (1976- ) springdesignissue Theater Uncle Vanya (Play)

Why ‘Uncle Vanya’ Is the Play for Our Anxious Era

Despite debuting 125 years ago, Anton Chekhov’s drama of claustrophobia, resentment and despair feels perfectly suited to present day America.

By Jon Robin Baitz