'The Other Americans' Off Broadway Review: John Leguizamo Channels Arthur Miller's Best With Uncompromising Tragedy

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John Leguizamo's sources improve as his new play moves from an unfocused first act to a very powerful, uncompromising second. "The Other Americans" opened Thursday at the Public Theater after its world premiere last year at D.C.'s Arena Stage. A Latino family has moved from Jackson Heights to the far more upscale Forest Hills in Queens. Nelson (Leguizamo) has even installed in the backyard a swimming pool, something that he never saw in their old neighborhood. His daughter, Toni (Rebecca Jimenez), is getting married and it promises to be quite the blowout. More important, his son, Nick . . .
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