Overview
- The La Femme Theatre revival officially opened Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at the Pershing Square Signature Center and is scheduled to run through September 20.
- Early reviews from multiple outlets described the production as broadly negative, calling the staging uneven and disappointing in its dramatic focus.
- Many critics singled out Jean Lichty’s casting as Lyssa Dent Hughes as miscast, saying her age and delivery undercut the role’s emotional arc and the play’s central conflicts.
- Reviewers reported that the production uses a blended text drawn from several of Wendy Wasserstein’s drafts, a choice critics say produced tonal shifts and a disjointed, Frankenstein‑like structure.
- Despite the criticisms, several supporting performances (notably Montego Glover, Dakin Matthews and Mary Beth Peil) and design elements (Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams’s set and Alan C. Edwards’s lighting) received consistent praise, and reviewers warned the reception could shape how future Wasserstein revivals handle casting and editing.