Stage Door: The Elephant Man, Lost Lake
Category: ARTS
Now at the Booth Theater, The Elephant Man, which won the Tony for Best Play in 1979, is effective because it isn't literal. Cooper doesn't wear a prosthetic; instead, the audience imagines his disfigurement as he contorts his body. And people gasp in horror at the sight of him.
By Fern Siegel, ContributorDeputy Editor, MediaPost, 2014-12-13