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Article: Lack of passion spells bad news for `Butley'.(Arts and Lifestyle)
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- The Boston Herald
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- October 31, 2003
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Byline: Terry Byrne
"Butley," presented by the Huntington Theatre Company, Boston, through Nov. 30.
Ben Butley is a tortured soul. Bitter, bleak, brutal in his judgment of himself and others, he also has enormous charm, intelligence and wit. How else can you explain the attraction he holds for the intelligent, attractive woman to whom he was married, and the former student and office mate who's been his lover for several years?
Nathan Lane, best known for his work on Broadway and in films, takes on Simon Gray's complex character in "Butley" (now at the Huntington Theatre), with enormous energy, style and his sleek sense of timing - both ...