‘Cult Of Love’ Broadway Review: Merry Christmas, Like It Or Not
deadline.comIf the line “What shall we hang, the holly or each other?” hadn’t already been taken by The Lion In Winter, it would make a fitting quip stuffed somewhere in Leslye Headland’s deliriously cutting Cult of Love, opening tonight on Broadway.
Granted, this dysfunctional family holiday is already stuffed to the garlanded mantlepiece with emotional jabs and explosive resentments, but one more well-honed jibe couldn’t hurt.
It’s that kind of play. A Second Stage Theater production steered like a fast-moving sleigh by director Trip Cullman, Cult Of Love boasts an excellent cast (headed by Zachary Quinto, Mare Winningham, David Rasche and, in an impressive Broadway debut, Star Wars: The Acolyte‘s Rebecca Henderson) that pulls off a familiar scenario with unexpected freshness.
The place is a beautiful Connecticut farmhouse decorated to a Christmas fare-thee-well (John Lee Beatty designed the gorgeous set, with Heather Gilbert contributing the festive lighting), the time is Christmas Eve and the Dahl family is of the variety that comes together grudgingly and toting more animosity than gifts.
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