Richard III at BAM with Kevin Spacey

I also want to go see GATZ, which Tara posted about earlier today, but I also like the look of this Bridge Project production of Shakespeare's Richard III, with Kevin Spacey in the title role, at BAM.  It runs through March 4, and seats still seem available on the website.  I'm holding a ticket for Tues Jan 31 in the upper gallery, which is a perfectly fine (and cheap!) place to sit in the Harvey Theater.

Today's Times loved Spacey's star turn --

In a happy convergence of an actor and a role Mr. Spacey makes acting up a devastating storm both the form and content of his part in “Richard III,” which has been staged (none too subtly) by the Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes . It’s the season to be cynical about all things political. (Not for nothing is the drop curtain at the Harvey Theater emblazoned with the word “NOW.”) And Mr. Spacey and Mr. Mendes add their voices to the din of derision by presenting a Richard who drips with tasty, venomous contempt for the process of becoming head of state.