“Offhand I can’t think of a single page-to-stage transfer that really thrilled me, that came close to equaling — or even approximating — the achievement of the book. More often than not these efforts come across as dehydrated-and-reconstituted Reader’s Digest versions of literature, denuded of the distinctive authorial voice and the imaginative scope that gave them their stature as memorable, sometimes even life-altering works of art.”