Laura Linney shines in Broadway’s blah ‘My Name Is Lucy Barton’
(New York Post Theater)

Audiences aren’t showing up at “My Name Is Lucy Barton” for Lucy - they’re coming for Linney. That’s Laura Linney, the venerable actress, who stars in the one-woman play, adapted from Elizabeth Strout’s novel, that opened on Broadway Wednesday night. It’s a skilled performance that employs the actress’s signature move: commanding the stage while remaining...