Antiques That Seem New Again

New York Times: "THEATER has always been in the business of recycling and renovation. Even ye olde Greeks were retelling oft-told tales. But these days, as revivals seem to outnumber new plays, at least on Broadway, it is easy to point to their preponderance as evidence of the business’s superannuated condition. And yet the ability to revisit classic — or even just old — works is one of the major glories of the theater."