Red Bull Theater's Off-Broadway premiere of Jeffrey Hatcher's adaptation of Molière's The Imaginary Invalid opened June 2, and the reviews are in. The run continues through June 29 at New World Stages.
Directed by Jesse Berger, the cast features Mark Linn-Baker, Sarah Stiles, Arnie Burton, Russell Daniels, Manoel Felciano, Emilie Kouatchou, Emily Swallow, and John Yi.
In Molière’s comedy, Monsieur Argan is a hypochondriac whose nonexistent illnesses blind him to the con men and women (his new wife) who prey on his fears. His plan: marry his daughter to a doctor so he'll have free round-the-clock on-site healthcare for the rest of his life.
Read the reviews below.
1 Minute Critic (Matthew Wexler)
CitiTour NYC (Brian Scott Lipton)
The Front Row Center (Tulis McCall)
New York Notebook (Sandy MacDonald)
New York Stage Review (David Finkle)
TheaterMania (Zachary Stewart)
Playbill will continue to update this list as reviews come in.
The production also has scenic design by Beowulf Boritt, costume design by Tilly Grimes, lighting design by Mextly Couzin, sound design by Greg Pliska, properties by Lauren Page Russell, dialect and voice coaching by Deborah Hecht, action movement by Rick Sordelet, and choreography by Tracy Bersley.
The world premiere is based on a new translation by Mirabelle Ordinaire, who also serves as the dramaturg.
For tickets, visit Telecharge.com.
Arnie Burton, Emilie Kouatchou, Sarah Stiles, John Yi, and Mark Linn-Baker in Imaginary Invalid
Emilie Kouatchou and John Yi in Imaginary Invalid
Emily Swallow, Mark Linn-Baker, and Manoel Felciano in Imaginary Invalid
Arnie Burton, Russell Daniels, Emilie Kouatchou, John Yi, and Mark Linn-Baker in Imaginary Invalid
Russell Daniels, Arnie Burton, Mark Linn-Baker, Emilie Kouatchou, Sarah Stiles, John Yi, Emily Swallow, and Manoel Felciano in Imaginary Invalid
Russell Daniels, Arnie Burton, John Yi, Emilie Kouatchou, Mark Linn-Baker, Emily Swallow, Sarah Stiles, and Manoel Felciano in Imaginary Invalid
Mark Linn-Baker and Sarah Stiles in Imaginary Invalid
Jeffrey Hatcher and Jesse Berger in Imaginary Invalid
Sarah Stiles and Mark Linn-Baker in Imaginary Invalid
Emilie Kouatchou and Mark Linn-Baker in Imaginary Invalid
Mark Linn-Baker and Russell Daniels in Imaginary Invalid
Mark Linn-Baker in Imaginary Invalid
Arnie Burton and Russell Daniels in Imaginary Invalid
