'Cocktails With George and Martha' examines what it means to live as husband and wife, and how 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' kicked down staid cultural depictions of marriage.

NEW YORK — Remember those vicious, bewildering party games played by the hosts in Edward Albee’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” Well, they just got a hell of a lot more complicated.

In “Cocktails With George and Martha,” Mr. Gefter traces the history of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” to reveal where it came by its savage insights into the sacred institution, and ...

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? remains a must-see because of what made it controversial in its time. George and Martha push each other to the brink, but by sunrise trespasses have been forgiven ...

Philip Gefter's Cocktails with George and Martha traces the evolution of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? — from Broadway sensation, to Oscar-winning film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard ...

GREAT BARRINGTON — Philip Gefter, cultural critic and author, will discuss his new book, "Cocktails with George and Martha," with film critic Lisa Schwarzbaum following a screening of Who’s Afraid of ...

Edward Albee took a devastatingly honest look into the darkest corners of married life in his award-winning play "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and Napa's Dreamweavers Theatre has brought the ...

It’s “Everyone’s Fine With Virginia Woolf,” which would seem to indicate a serious sea change in the once-fearful Martha’s attitude. Her full name, for the record, is now Martha ...