US EditionReview: Does Kieran Culkin Close the Deal in ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’?
- Kieran Culkin and Bob Odenkirk star in the Broadway revival of 'Glengarry Glen Ross,' alongside Bill Burr and Michael McKean.
- Odenkirk plays Shelley Levene, a struggling salesman, bringing required desperation and humor to his role while Culkin's portrayal lacks credibility as an alpha male.
- The revival, directed by Patrick Marber, features strong performances from supporting actors, including Bill Burr as Dave Moss and Michael McKean as George Aaronow.
- The play's critical examination of toxic masculinity remains intact, even if the production does not fully capture the essence of David Mamet's dialogue.
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Review: Does Kieran Culkin Close the Deal in ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’?
You’ve seen the articles where researchers find a correlation between swearing and IQ: the more you curse, the smarter you are. Hell shitting ass damn right, say I. No doubt David Mamet, bard of potty-mouthed jags, would admit to being in possession of a galaxy brain. Does said genius status extend to the trash-talking salesmen of his 1983 watershed, Glengarry Glen Ross? Are they the brightest bulbs, these peddlers of subprime property to gullib…
BROADWAY REVIEW: ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ still masterful drama despite some casting choices
In about 30 years, Kieran Culkin, a great American actor, will make a terrific Shelley “The Machine” Levene, the sad-sack veteran salesman in David Mamet’s masterful “Glengarry Glen Ross,” the 1983 drama about desperate Chicago real-estate sharks that surely is the best play ever written about the dehumanizing underbelly of American business, with the honorable exception of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman.” I hope I am around to see it. Bu…
'Glengarry Glen Ross' Broadway Review: Bob Odenkirk Dazzles, Kieran Culkin Surprises in Uneven Revival
Is Kieran Culkin giving the same performance on stage that recently won him an Emmy and an Oscar? His Roman Roy in “Succession” and his David Kaplan in “A Real Pain” may have very different bank accounts, but basically, they are the same guy: a loopy, unscrupulous and extremely beguiling schemer. A new revival of David Mamet’s 1983 play, “Glengarry Glen Ross,” opened Monday at the Palace Theatre, and Culkin could have played real-estate agent Ri…
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