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Total Rating: 
***1/4
Previews: 
February 26, 2009
Opened: 
March 22, 2009
Ended: 
open run
Country: 
USA
State: 
New York
City: 
New York
Company/Producers: 
Robert Fox, David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers, Stuart Thompson, Scott Rudin, Jon B. Platt, The Weinstein Co. & The Shubert Organization.
Theater Type: 
Broadway
Theater: 
Bernard B. Jacobs
Theater Address: 
242 West 45th Street
Running Time: 
90 min
Genre: 
Comedy
Author: 
Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton
Director: 
Matthew Warchus
Review: 

The current Broadway season is notable for the number of plays (as opposed to musicals) that are opening, and God of Carnage is the best I've seen thus far, both in terms of Yasmina Reza's keenly perceptive script (translated by Christopher Hampton) and the pitch-perfect production at the Jacobs. Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, James Gandolfini, and Marcia Gay Harden kill as two sets of parents who vainly attempt to remain civil in discussing a violent incident that occurred between their children.

Cast: 
James Gandolfini, Marcia Gay Harden, Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis.
Technical: 
Set/Costumes: Mark Thompson; Lighting: Hugh Vanstone; Sound: Simon Baker & Chris Cronin; Music: Gary Yershon.
Critic: 
Michael Portantiere
Date Reviewed: 
April 2009