‘Dog Day Afternoon’ Broadway Review: Jon Bernthal Takes the Al Pacino Role in a Canny Piece of Stagecraft That Can’t Rival the Movie’s Haunting Power

As a piece of stagecraft, “Dog Day Afternoon,” directed by Mauk Kaufman, does a canny job of translating the film’s action, keeping the flow taut and exciting. But it also does something that’s very Broadway. The movie had moments of discordant comedy, but Sidney Lumet staged it in his hair-trigger fluorescent vérité style. You felt like you were there, in…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *