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The Lowdown

The premise is deceptively simple: a kid writes a list of reasons to stay alive for a mother battling depression. It sounds heavy, and it is, but the execution sidesteps the usual theatrical melodrama. Daniel Radcliffe carries the first half of the run with the kind of low-key precision that makes the audience feel like they are sitting in his living room. When Mariska Hargitay takes over in late May, the energy will shift, but the core remains: a quiet, conversational exploration of why we bother getting out of bed. It is a rare piece of work that avoids being saccharine while actually addressing the mess of living in a city that usually prefers you to keep your grief private.

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