I was wondering whether to see the revival production of Glengarry Glen Ross that just opened on Broadway at the Royal Theatre, playing through August 28.

Well, if this review in the Chicago Tribune is any indication, it's a "Must See".

First of all I'm biased: Liev Schreiber is one of my fav actors. I loved him in A Walk On the Moon and RKO 281 and of course Kate and Leopold with Hugh Jackman (sorry, couldn't resist), although I've never seen him on stage.

Liev stars as hotshot real estate salesman Richard Roma, and Alan Alda stars as Shelly "The Machine" Levene. Tom Wopat also joins the cast, described as "a long and skillfully schlumpy way from The Dukes of Hazzard". I saw him in Annie Get Your Gun, proving that there is life after TV!

The review holds high praise for Schreiber, while slightly less ecstatic about Alda's performance (although he admits having Alda issues. Alda issues? I never knew such a thing existed!). The article goes on to say:

Broadway these days is not a brave new world for drama. Revivals of plays that have been summer-stocked to death, such as "On Golden Pond" and "Steel Magnolias" come back like cheery zombies. Occassionally comes along a play of a higher order, such as "Glengarry". And you don't mind seeing and hearing it again.

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