Broadway review: In Steve Carell’s ‘Uncle Vanya,’ Chekhov’s gun fires blanks
6 / 10
The result is at times hilarious and poignant, but rarely rises above the level of being just fine. Newly translated by Heidi Schreck (2019’s superb “What the Constitution Means to Me”), the classic Russian play is set in an unspecified time and place, although the presence of vinyl records and Tupperware suggest a not-so-distant past.
