Theater review: Legacy Theatre’s ‘Long Days’ takes a downer O’Neill drama and turns it into a comedy

Theater review: Legacy Theatre’s ‘Long Days’ takes a downer O’Neill drama and turns it into a comedy

Who wants to see a comedy about performing Eugene O’Neill’s legendary downer of a drama, “Long Day’s Journey Into Night”? This critic, for one. There’s a built-in audacity and stylistic challenge to such a project that makes seeing it irresistible. The Legacy Theatre in Branford’s world premiere of established playwright Gabe McKinley’s “Long Days” particularly stands out in Connecticut because O’Neill grew up in New London and set “Long Day’s J…