impeccable

Baumbach has always had an impeccable sense of detail, understanding the tiniest minutiae of behavior and character psychology.

With an impeccable supporting cast and sleek design, Mr. Icke’s “Oedipus” grips the attention firmly across two intermissionless hours, even as it departs from the stylized forms of Greek tragedy.

“The Queen of Versailles” has grown tighter since its tryout last summer at Boston’s Emerson Colonial Theatre, but it’s still an unwieldy operation despite the impeccable showmanship of Michael Arden’s direction.

Slowly, one realizes that she’s actually impeccable in this role, the perfect fit to play a homophobic, imperious Virginian mother.

That Mr. Mamdani can be accurately portrayed as a culture warrior of impeccable and deplorable standing is not in question.