'Ivanov' review: A Russian 'Hamlet'
Photo credit: The Publicity Office | Ethan Hawke, left, and Joely Richardson in a scene from "Ivanov," performing off-Broadway at Classic Stage Company in New York.
One of the most deeply satisfying theatrical unions in recent years is the mingling of Anton Chekhov, director Austin Pendleton and the tiny Classic Stage Company. In "Uncle Vanya," "Three Sisters" and, now, the early "Ivanov," Pendleton and luscious casts have been layering the lights and abysses of Chekhov's wildly human mixed-emotions with a masterly complexity that seems almost nonchalant.
"Ivanov"...
