Angling for a Mentor, He’ll Take What He Can Get
Charles IsherwoodAugust 11, 2010: Watch as clichés collide in “Secrets of the Trade,” the new play by Jonathan Tolins that kicks off Primary Stages’ new season at the 59E59 Theaters. The ageless story of a young showbiz aspirant suffering disillusion is cross-pollinated with a coming-out saga set in the 1980s. Spritzed with laughs but hobbled by these familiar narrative arcs, Mr. Tolins’s Neil Simon-ish comedy-drama also suffers from an egregious instance of miscasting.
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