at The Lyric Stage, 1984, with Grace Tractenberg as Connie
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| "...he purrs when starlets pursue him, yet he's sincere
as he tries to win back his wife... The final scene is truly tragic...ends
with a plaintive cry for help, an appeal that still resonates..."
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| "...in The Lyric Stage's controlled revival, actor
Jeremiah Kissel, playing what was originally the John Garfield part, shows
he can handle the weapon. Hell, he takes the big knife, dripping angst
and bombast, and fences.
...Jeremiah Kissel has been much praised by my colleagues, even in roles for which he isn't physically right-such as this one. But I'd never seen him act before and, yikes, is he good." --
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