Lucy Mackinnon (projection design)

Off-Broadway Review: “Vladimir” at New York City Center Stage I (Through Sunday, November 10, 2024)

At first glance, Manhattan Theatre Club’s “Vladimir,” currently at New York City Center Stage I, might receive a “what’s new” reaction from the audience. But the importance Erika Sheffer’s well-constructed play takes us far beyond the boundaries of Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin’s Russia. “Vladimir” focuses on the enduring themes of love and relationships, the dichotomy of freedom and oppression, and the…

Broadway Review: “Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol” at The Nederlander Theatre (Closed Sunday, January 1, 2023)

November 21, 2022 | Broadway, on that day > | "Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol", Ben Stanton (lighting design), Cookie Jordan (hair and makeup design), Dane Laffrey (scenic and costume design), David Roberts, Jefferson Mays, John Kristiansen (puppet design), Joshua D. Reid (sound design), Justin Scribner (associate director and production stage manager), Lucy Mackinnon (projection design), Michael Arden, Stephen Kopel (casting director), Susan Lyons, The Nederlander Theatre, Theatre Reviews Limited

Under Michael Arden’s meticulous direction, Jefferson Mays navigates through his adaptation (with Susan Lyons and Michael Arden) of the five staves of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” with the full arsenal of his impressive craft. In addition to the protagonist Ebenezer Scrooge, Mr. Mays portrays and reimagines fifty of Charles Dickens’ iconic characters with the full range of emotion from…