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Theater review: Waiting for Lefty (★★★) takes a swing for workers
Executive Brief
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Classic Stage Company is hosting a revival of Clifford Odets’s 1935 labor drama, Waiting for Lefty, in New York. This production integrates new musical elements into the historical agitprop narrative focused on worker rights.
- 01Classic Stage Company revival updates the 1935 drama with heartfelt musical additions
- 02Production maintains the original play’s focus on labor advocacy and social agitprop themes
- 03Current run offers executives a historical perspective on labor relations through performing arts
- 04The staging received a three-star critical rating for its contemporary interpretation
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A revival at Classic Stage Company adds heartfelt music to Clifford Odets's 1935 agitprop drama.