'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.

George (David Lowe) spends a lot of time refilling the glass of Martha (Janine Papin) in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf,” onstage in an Ensemble Company production.

'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.

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 ...

It has been years since I have dropped in on George and Martha, the sniping hosts of one of theater’ s most uncomfortable social gatherings in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf.” The ...

The Fire Weeds will open Edward Albee's 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf' at Big Couch with, from left, Casey Groves, Logan Macrae, Jaclyn Bethany and Lin Gathright.

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 ...

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 ...

What a document dump! The most delicious parts of “Cocktails With George and Martha,” Philip Gefter’s unapologetically obsessive new book about “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf ...

The new book, ‘Cocktails with George and Martha,’ looks at how Mike Nichols, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Edward Albee transformed the play into a lasting film.