Pacino eyes Lasorda role in Miramax movie Well, what an experience to go to the theater in the middle of the U.S. financial meltdown and a pre-election where people are calling names, telling lies and slandering one another. At the American Airlines Theater we encounter a true moral moment even if only onstage. I do mean the revival of Robert Bolt's morally challenging Tony-winning play of 1962 which involves that perennial historical dilemma -- could Henry VIII set aside a Catholic queen to marry Anne Boleyn? I had the pleasure of seeing England's great Paul Scofield do this stunning 16th century drama of Sir Thomas More and his travails of conscience. This week I had the pleasure all over again when one of America's greatest actors, Frank Langella offers a new version, brilliantly directed by Doug Hughes. The opening night...
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