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" If Th\u00E9r\u00E8se Raquin was listed on a cocktail menu it would be a dark &amp;#039;n&amp;#039; stormy. In her Broadway debut, Keira Knightley takes the stage as the title character of this heavy show, now open on Broadway.\u00A0 For most of the first half of the play, written first as a novel by Emile Zola in 1867, Th\u00E9r\u00E8se is primarily silent save for a few outbursts of unchained emotions, communicating with the audience primarily through her facial reactions to the drama unfolding around her. That drama would be driven by a steely Madame Raquin (her aunt, and soon-to-be mother-in-law, played by Judith Light), who concocts a scheme for Th\u00E9r\u00E8se to marry her wily, finicky son Camille (Gabriel Ebert) and move their home and haberdashery business to Paris. The fact they&amp;#039;re cousins \u2013 not totally uncommon in 19th-century France \u2013 is quickly usurped in creepiness by what unfolds. Laurent (Matt Ryan), Camille&amp;#039;s childhood friend, stumbles into their lives and well, the connection between Th\u00E9r\u00E8se and Laurent makes quite a splash.\u00A0  That splash is felt all the way into the second act. The tables have turned as Madame Raquin goes mute out of mourning over Camille, who has since died, and a meek Th\u00E9r\u00E8se becomes a confident lady of the house. Yet somehow, she&amp;#039;s unable to escape the haunt of Camille and the events of how she sneakily conspired to separate herself from her strange arrangement. Clearly, the cast is exceptional \u2013 all award winners or nominees of various levels \u2013 but sharing the spotlight is the lighting itself and incredible production design (Beowulf Borritt and Keith Parham) that direct the story just as beautifully as the dialogue.\u00A0 The plot is a powerful tale of lust and longing and is at its heart, no pun, a love story. While it may be her first time on a New York stage, Knightley&amp;#039;s turn will certainly go down a storm.\u00A0 Th\u00E9r\u00E8se Raquin is playing at Studio 54 through January.\u00A0  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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