Equal parts acting masterclass, tech wizardry, illusion and clockwork stage management, all costumed and set designed with the wit and color schemes of the most vivid Cindy Sherman photographs, Dorian Gray marks audacious Broadway debuts by both Snook and director-adaptor Kip Williams.

Rarely does a show rest so heavily on the shoulders of a sole performer than in Kip Williams' reinvention of The Picture of Dorian Gray. Luckily, Sarah Snook doesn't just rise to the occasion — she makes a convincing argument that no one else could possibly fill her shoes.

The "Succession" Emmy winner's solo Broadway outing, staged by Kip Williams, can't find meaning in its artifice.