'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.

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 ...

Ugly and combatative, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a well-acted drama that lingers with audiences long after the final curtain. This fearless Stray Dog production pulls no punches in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cocktails with George and Martha: Movies, Marriage, and the Making of ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ Philip Gefter. Bloomsbury, $32 (368p) ISBN 978-1-63557-962-8.

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.

Key to a successful “Virginia Woolf” is having a gritty, foul-mouthed Martha who can unleash violent rants and merciless barbs, emasculate George and Nick while seducing them, and then ...

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.

An old-school, 15-round heavyweight fight would last only an hour. Saturday’s performance ran a little past three-and-a-half hours, including two 10-to-15-minute intermissions.