"The Retreat From Moscow" to close 29 Feb 2004

Wed 4 Feb 2004 "The Retreat From Moscow" to close 29 Feb 2004 William Nicholson's The Retreat From Moscow, to close 29 Feb 2004 at the Booth Theatre. The production will have played 24 previews and 147 regular performances. Starring Eileen Atkins, John Lithgow, Ben Chaplin the play opened 23 Oct 2003, following previews from 2 Oct 2003. Directed by Daniel Sullivan, the show received mostly good notices from the popular press: JOHN LAHR of THE NEW YORKER says �Subtle and powerful .� HOWARD KISSEL of NEW YORK DAILY NEWS says �A play for adults, challengingly written and performed.� ELYSA GARDNER of USA TODAY says �Qualified success.� BEN BRENTLEY of the NEW YORK TIMES says �Dreary domestic drama.� LINDA WINER of NEWSDAY says "Maudlin and messy." MICHAEL SOMMERS of STAR-LEDGER says "well-written marital drama" MICHAEL KUCHWARA of ASSOCIATED PRESS says "The evening is helped immeasurably by its strong cast" The Retreat From Moscow is a tale of a husband who decides to be truthful in his marriage � and the wife and son whose lives will never be the same again.