‘Cult of Love’ Review: Shailene Woodley and Zachary Quinto in Leslye Headland’s Flawed but Compelling Christmas Story

'Cult of Love' Broadway Review: Zachary Quinto Gets Buried in Holiday Sturm und Cheer

In Leslye Headland’s new play “Cult of Love,” which had its New York City premiere Thursday at Second Stage’s Helen Hayes Theater, Christmas Eve is the big excuse for the Dahl family to sing whenever a nasty remark or look threatens the holiday spirit. But even the von Trapp family never sang this much. And the Dahls don’t just sing. Each plays a musical instrument too. There’s Mom (Mare Winningham), who plays the guitar, and there’s Dad (David …

‘Cult of Love’ Review: We Wish You a Wretched Christmas

Though figgy pudding is on the menu, Evie Dahl has a different Yuletide horror in mind. “Christmas is exactly the time to talk about the things we never talk about,” she tells her reluctant siblings. No, Evie, no! Alas, despite the happy presence of stars including Zachary Quinto, Shailene Woodley and Mare Winningham, the annual ritual dinner of the Dahls is doomed from the start of Leslye Headland’s “Cult of Love,” a rip-roaring home-for-the-ho…

Expect ‘Cult of Love’ To Burnish Leslye Headland’s Already Impressive Reputation

For all the crackling sardonicism in Headland’s writing, her compassion is equally compelling, if not more so. Under Trip Cullman’s typically astute direction, all the characters in ‘Cult’ are funny and touching, and none are villains.

‘Cult Of Love’ Broadway Review: Merry Christmas, Like It Or Not

If the line “What shall we hang, the holly or each other?” hadn’t already been taken by The Lion In Winter, it would make a fitting quip stuffed somewhere in Leslye Headland’s deliriously cutting Cult of Love, opening tonight on Broadway. Granted, this dysfunctional family holiday is already stuffed to the garlanded mantlepiece with emotional […]

‘Cult of Love’ Review: Shailene Woodley and Zachary Quinto in Leslye Headland’s Flawed but Compelling Christmas Story

“Cult of Love” begins with a tableau so close to perfect that one can see it shattering even before it happens. The Dahl family have come together to celebrate Christmas, with three of the family’s four grown children and their spouses gathered on the evening of the 24th, playing instruments and singing a liturgical carol, hitting every harmony just right. It’s a Dahl’s house, all right: The set (courtesy of scenic designer John Lee Beatty) fa…

Shailene Woodley says she ‘rocks out in the shower’ after taking on Janis Joplin role

Shailene Woodley says she 'rocks out in the shower' after taking on Janis Joplin role Shailene Woodley says she's gone from singing in the shower to "rocking out" after preparing for upcoming Janis Joplin biopic. Woodley spoke about the project at opening night of her Broadway debut "Cult of Love." (Dec.13) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://n…