Joe Mantello's new adaptation of the seminal queer drama, starring Jim Parsons and Zachary Quinto, hit Netflix last week.
,” the film may seem dated in its specifics. But a dry history lesson it is not: Quinto and Parsons are both superbly witty and caustic, and Michael Benjamin Washington’s performance as Bernard, the night’s sole Black guest, is a revelation.
Even the film’s cramped apartment party setting offers an unintentional touch of nostalgia amid theThough Mantello is best known for his theater work, Netflix has proven to be a worthy outlet for his talents as live performances remain off-limits due to the COVID-19 crisis. In June, he stepped back in front of the cameras to play Dick Samuels, a closeted studio executive in the Murphy-produced series ““We didn’t limit it to only auditioning openly gay actors,” Mantello says. “But when it worked out that all nine of themStill, he’s eager to get back to his first love ― live theater ― as soon as it’s safely possible. This spring, he’d been slated to direct Laurie Metcalf and Russell Tovey in a Broadway revival of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” That production, however,ahead of its April opening night after just nine preview performances, making it one of Broadway’s first pandemic casualties. “I don’t miss going to the movies, because it’s never felt like a communal experience to me, but I really miss theater,” Mantello said. But he believes his industry will persevere and even benefit from its extended closure. “I think there’ll be a re-evaluation, a newfound appreciation for the ability to watch an excellent play with extraordinary actors,” he said. Whether Mantello’s forthcoming work materializes on stage or on screen is anybody’s guess, but either way, he vows each of his projects will come “from a place of truth.” “I just make the things that are interesting to me,” he said. “The world will say what the world says.”
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