Theater Review: John Lithgow Talks, Reads, Charms Everyone Silly
8 / 10
Despite Lithgow's tendency to wax Hallmark card-ish when he's talking about his stories rather than telling them, he's a sensitive enough performer to know when to move on from the personal - to feel when his audience needs a laugh and a lift. And when he dives into the words and worlds of Lardner and Wodehouse, Stories by Heart is pure entertainment of the most ancient and appealing kind. In his current sojourn in New York City, Lithgow seems to have taken the words of the immortal Uncle Fred as his touchstone: 'On these visits of mine to the metropolis, my boy, I make it my aim, if possible, to spread sweetness and light.'
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