The real hero of “The Inheritance,” Matthew Lopez’s thoughtful, moving and painfully funny play, is E.M. Forster, the celebrated English author of “Howards End,” ̶…
directs this epic two-parter in a sinuous manner that suits the playwright’s flowing thoughts, and gives his characters the freedom to roam, to learn and, eventually, to grow. Designer Bob Crowley assists with a sleek set — a flat white surface of infinite playing space, with scenes and settings defined by Jon Clark’s sharp lighting design — that makes complex movement look like a walk in the park
The overall look is Hamptons chic. That’s as it should be, because once past some stiffly presentational opening business, the first true scene is set at a party in that Connecticut summer spot. Here, Toby Darling is phoning his boyfriend in the city to brag about his bad behavior at the “gorgeous” modernist home of Henry Wilcox.plays Henry with passion and dignity, a near-impossible combination to pull off. But with his bleeding heart and haunted soul, Hickey’s Henry is our man.
Aside from introducing us to Eric and Toby and their social circle — an entertaining, likable crowd — the first of the two plays doesn’t offer much in the way of conflict or action. But that first part deepens, and ends on a note of such ravaging emotion that the audience literally staggers out.
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