The play draws its voracity from historical facts, which the author manipulates in a variety of ways, but which end up feeling as intellectually nourishing as pork stuffing, and about as moving.

NEWYORKER: Brainstorm

Where the earlier version featured Cybill Shepherd as the irresistible shiksa goddess, Monaghan plays not a pinup but a soul mate indeed, Akerman is the prettier of the two, and her sexual voracity turns Eddie off.

NEWYORKER: The Heartbreak Kid (2007)