Total Rating: 
***1/4
Previews: 
January 14, 2011
Opened: 
January 27, 2011
Ended: 
March 13, 2011
Country: 
USA
State: 
New York
City: 
New York
Company/Producers: 
Mint Theater Company
Theater Type: 
off-Broadway
Theater: 
Mint Theater
Theater Address: 
311 West 43rd Street
Phone: 
212-315-9434
Website: 
minttheater.org
Genre: 
Comedy
Author: 
Arnold Bennett
Director: 
Matthew Arbour
Review: 

Jonathan Bank's Mint Theatre Company gives us another gem, a fascinating antique of a play, first performed in 1909: What the Public Wants, about a newspaperman and a giant publishing company. The struggle, art vs. commerce, is still on today, and the comtemporary resonances are clear.

As usual with The Mint, all of the elements are top level: acting, directing (by Matthew Arbour), design (Roger Hanna), costumes (Erin Murphy), lighting (Marcus Doshi) -- for this totally engaging production.

Cast: 
Ellen Adair, Mary Baird, Rob Breckenridge, Birgit Huppuch, Laurie Kennedy, Jeremy Lawrence, Douglas Rees, Marc Vietor
Technical: 
Set: Roger Hanna; Costumes: Erin Murphy; Lighting: Marcus Doshi.
Critic: 
Richmond Shepard
Date Reviewed: 
March 2011