Joely Richardson in 'The Belle of Amherst' | In Performance | The New York Times

A scene from the new production of William Luce’s biographical play “The Belle of Amherst,” about the 19th-century poet Emily Dickinson. The show runs through Nov. 23 at the Westside Theater.
Produced by: Erik Piepenburg and Erik Braund
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[@yoyoismm]

Joely is very talented.

[@markwhitman72]

No one can top Julie Harris in this role but Joely is quite good in this short interpretation. If she had Emily's clothes on as Julie did of the period it would be much better! I could watch this performance but all others are hammy.

[@mmjhcb]

Nope! Diction is inferior for one thing, and that is a BASIC, for heaven's sake!