Anton Chekhov

Off-Broadway Review: “Vanya” at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (Through Sunday, May 11, 2025)

March 24, 2025 | Off-Broadway > | "Vanya", Andrew Scott, Anton Chekhov, costume design by Natalie Pryce, David Roberts, Julieta Cervantes, lighting design by James Farncombe, Lucille Lortel Theatre, movement direction by Michela Meazza, music by Kelly Moran, New York Theatre Reviews, Sam Yates, Simon Stephens, sound design by Dan Balfour, Theatre Reviews, Theatre Reviews Limited, video design by Jack Phelan, Wagner Johnson Productions

In Simon Stephens’s brilliant “Vanya,” the adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya, Andrew Scott portrays the eight main characters from the 1897 play. He depicts these familiar characters with a degree of believability and authenticity that is beyond remarkable. That would be impressive enough if he portrayed one character at a time, but there is often more than one character…

“Songbird” at 59E59 Theaters (Closed Sunday December 6, 2015)

November 19, 2015 | Off-Broadway > | "Songbird", "The Seagull", 59E59 Theaters, Anton Chekhov

A long list of adaptations including those by Tennessee Williams (“The Notebook of Trigorin”), Emily Mann (“A Seagull in the Hamptons”), and Regina Taylor (“Drowning Crow”) have payed homage to Anton Chekhov’s 1986 “The Seagull” by retelling the story of the dysfunctional Russian family in a variety of creative ways. “Songbird,” currently running at 59E59 Theaters, continues the retelling tradition…