Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Theater: Vanity Fair


Adapted by Kate Hamill (Sense & Sensibility) from William Thackeray’s masterpiece, Vanity Fair exposes a society that cares more for good birth and good manners than for skill. But Becky Sharp, poor, plain, and devilishly clever, is determined to defy the odds through risky romantic entanglements, shady business practices, and social climbing at any cost; she won’t stop until the world lies at her feet.


From left, Joey Parsons, Debargo Sanyal, Kate Hamill and Tom O’Keefe in “Vanity Fair,” at the Pearl Theater. 
Credit Sara Krulwich/The New York Times


Ms. Parsons with Mr. Sanyal; Ms. Parsons plays the self-denying Amelia, who mostly exists to be virtuous. 
Credit Sara Krulwich/The New York Times