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ADDITIONS FOR JULY 8, 2008

New York Daily News

Alan Cumming heads a flashy 'Bacchae'
Alan Cumming brings a randy bad-boy edge to any role, and he's true to form as the vindictive wine god Dionysus in "The Bacchae," writes Daily News Theater Critic Joe Dziemianowicz.

amNY

Greek tragedy gets punk, German opera gets huge
Why is Santa Clause raping that poor young girl? Doesn't that Greek god look like Mick Jagger? These are just a few questions you'd ask yourself at the new productions of "The Bacchae" and "Die Soldaten"

Star-Ledger

Olympian grandeur eludes Greek tragedy
Not yet three years old, National Theatre of Scot land made a smashing New York debut last fall with "Black Watch," its brilliantly realized docudrama about a historic Scot army regiment's experiences in Iraq.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

Cumming dares, bares in lively "Bacchae" revamp
He is a rock star, an exhibitionist and a vengeful god. He is Dionysus as played by stage and film star Alan Cumming in a vibrant production of Euripides' "The Bacchae," courtesy of the National Theatre of Scotland.

Back Stage

The Bacchae reviewed by Adam R. Perlman
It's been 10 years since Sam Mendes' deliciously grimy rethinking of Cabaret gave birth to Alan Cumming.

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TheaterMania

Review: The Bacchae
Alan Cumming is adorable in the National Theatre of Scotland's grandly entertaining take on Euripides' tragedy.

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New York Times

A Greek God and His Groupies Are Dressed to Kill
The National Theater of Scotland’s playfully irreverent staging of “The Bacchae” keeps you entertained almost to the end.

New York Post

Greek chorus of approval for 'Bacchae'
To say that Alan Cumming makes quite an entrance as the god Dionysus in the production of "The Bacchae," now being presented by......

New York Sun

Alan Cumming's Glammed-Out Demi-God
The pairing is irresistible: Alan Cumming, who honed his ambisexual, Pied Piper stage persona through works such as "Cabaret" and "Design for Living," taking on the role of Dionysus, the pansexual god of wine and revelry. Dionysus is also commonly…

Variety

Review: The Bacchae
...For all the pyrotechnics of Tiffany's sound-and-light show, it's the pure language of Euripides' poetry and the raw pain of Dionisotti's electrifying performance that reveal the true power of this ancient tragedy -- and its curiously modern message.

The New Yorker

Hilton Als: Alan Cumming plays a young god.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Greek classic gets modern twist
Lincoln Center Festival gets off to a good start with Alan Cumming in 'The Bacchae'