James Lapine Does not want to bowl you over with some tricky directorial concept.

An intelligently radical staging would of course be welcome, but any directorial concept must build outward from a basic and deep connection with the music itself.

Because of the directorial concept, experienced actors are led into prodigal paths, where it is difficult to measure performance.

If ever there was a quote to underline the need for a strong directorial concept and presence in the theatre that might be it.

But a spilling of critical prose over directorial and scenic concepts, if any, seems to have been absent.

The principal encouragements for presenting it today would be an inspired directorial concept and a fine ensemble of actors.

The revival, which opened yesterday, is novel in casting, design and directorial concept.

In any case, the quality of the acting overcomes any doubts one may have about the directorial concept.

Though the directorial concept may sound aberrant, in performance it is provocative.

My quarrels are elsewhere, namely a directorial concept by Chris Alexander that too often confuses comedy with farce.