ENTERTAINMENT CELEBRITY MEDIA COMEDY MUSIC TV CELEBRITY KIDS MOVIEFONE Michael Giltz Freelance writer GET UPDATES FROM MICHAEL GILTZ Follow Theater , NY Shakespeare , NY Theater , New York Around Town , New York Theater , Shakespeare , Shakespeare NY , Theater NY , Entertainment News 3 26 2 0React Inspiring Funny Hot Scary Outrageous Amazing Weird CrazyTheater: Cymbeline Satisfies at Barrow Street CYMBELINE *** out of **** BARROW STREET THEATRE This clever, crowd-pleasing production of one of Shakespeare's shakiest plays ran for two sold-out weeksin January.</p><p> It was gone before most people -- including me -- knew they were missing anything.</p><p> Now in a rare and worthy gamble, the Theatre For A New Audiencerevival is getting a limited run Off Broadway at the Barrow Street Theatre .</p><p> No excuses for missing it this time.</p><p> Cymbeline (Andy Grotelueschen) is the king of Britain during the era of the early Roman Empire.</p><p> He had three children and believes two of them are lost forever. (Ha!) All this widow has is a daughter Imogen (astrong, appealing Jessie Austrian) and a new wife (Emily Young).</p><p> Being a stepmother, the queen is scheming and vicious, hoping to pair off Imogen with her cruel and moronic son (also played -- amusingly -- by Grotelueschen).</p><p> Imogen loves the fair and true Posthumus (Noah Brody, who also co-directs) so he is quickly banished.</p><p> What follows quite rapidly is a bet with an Italian over Imogen'schasteness, her own departure, the appearance of two princely young men who have been raised in thewild (could it be? do you think?), numerous plots within plots and a happy finale for all but the villains.</p><p> This is accomplished on a simple, bare stage dominated by a trunk that doubles as a throne, a cave dwelling, a ship and so on.</p><p> The six-member cast often double or triple up their roles with Ben Steinfeld FOLLOW USSeptember 15, 2011 Signs Your Husband Is GayKirstie Alley Walks NYFW The Alexander Wang PartyKnightley Gets Dangerous EDITION: U.S.</p><p> Like 43 Posted: 9/10/11 11:58 AM ET SHARE THIS STORY Submit this story Get Entertainment Alerts Sign UpPHOTO GALLERIES CONNECT FRONT PAGE POLITICS BUSINESS ENTERTAINMENT TECH MEDIA LIFE & STYLE CULTURE COMEDY HEALTHY LIVING WOMEN LOCAL MORE Like 40KTelevision Mad Men Jersey Shore Scarlett Johansson BlackBerry 101 More Log in(who also co-directed) especially good as the duplicitous Italian Iachimo et al. and Paul L.</p><p> Coffey redoubtable in too many parts to mention.</p><p> The invention is not constant as in the truly remarkable Peterand the Starcatcher at NYTW last season, but it achieves delightful high points like Imogen's journey,that cave dwelling and a well-staged battle.</p><p> It all climaxes wonderfully with a finale that reaches a comicpeak with revelation tumbling upon confession and bumping into avowals of true love with silly abandon.</p><p> It's an ensemble in the true sense, but two actors don't hold up their ends.</p><p> Brody leaves little impression as the noble Posthumus, but then noble characters are often the dullest to play and he's responsible for the fine direction (with Steinfeld) so we'll give him a pass.</p><p> But he and Steinfeld should have reined inYoung.</p><p> While everyone else is thoroughly grounded in real characters and emotion, with the comedyarising naturally out of their actions, Young is performing a Mel Brooks-like spoof or maybe auditioningfor a role on Saturday Night Live.</p><p> Her scenery chewing is so disruptively different (especially as the queen) it throws off this diversion by demanding laughs rather than earning them.</p><p> It would be fine workin a very different show; just not this one.</p><p> All ends well indeed with that comic finale; it gets full delight out of the absurdity of Cymbeline's plot.</p><p> Thanks to Theatre For A New Audience, one of Shakespeare's weakest plays is transformed into a treat that celebrates Shakespeare and theater itself.</p><p> The Theater Season 2011-2012 (on a four star scale) All's Well That Ends Well/Shakespeare in the Park ** Broadway By The Year: 1997 ** 1/2 Cymbeline at Barrow Street Theatre *** Hair *** Hero: The Musical * 1/2 Master Class w Tyne Daly ** 1/2 Measure For Measure/Shakespeare in the Park *** Olive and The Bitter Herbs ** 1/2 One Arm *** Silence! 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