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Is there anything more timeless than the lobby of an average doorman building?

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Secrets are shared and betrayed, liars unmasked, ambitions born and shattered all in one oversized vestibule.

So much has changed since the debut of Lonergans third legit drama.

(People keep telling Jeff, too, that hes got a lot of potential.)

The problem is that Evans trips over his own studious character work.

Contrary to expectations, or perhaps because of them, Broadways Hollywood ringers tend to worktoohard on technique.

Later on, he turns out to be maybe not the worst human being in the world.

But there is no superman veneer to start with.

Bills bullshit is so transparent birds would fly straight into it.

Its also possible that Bills brand of masculinity has become overexposed.

The rest of the show: Its got a lot of potential.

Lobby Herois the first production at the restored Hayes Theater (formerly known as the Helen Hayes Theatre).