{
  "id": 9449871,
  "title": "‘The Visit’ at Pasadena Playhouse Review: The ’50s Absurdist Comedy Is Too Smug in Its Peak-Bleak View of Venal Humanity, but Jefferson Mays and Melinda Page Hamilton Are Worth the Visit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/the-visit-at-pasadena-playhouse-review-the-50s-absurdist-comedy-is",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T00:14:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/legit/reviews/the-visit-pasadena-playhouse-stage-review-absurdist-comedy-1236873818/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "When an “Amadeus” revival opened at Pasadena Playhouse in February, it was such a spectacular success on every level that you wouldn’t have minded if the keepers of the venerable San Gabriel Valley venue just turned over the keys to the place for a while to the two Tony winners most responsible for making it […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}