Overheard at a preview of "Hamlet" on Broadway

• "Is this a musical?"
• "I didn't understand a word."
• (On the street outside afterwards) "Jude Law's going to come out of that building? What's he in there for?"
• (At intermission) "It's already been an hour and a half, how much more can there be?"

The Donmar New York "Hamlet" opens October 6. Law's Danish prince is more energetic than the norm, but I liked it; too many Hamlets use the brooding direction to become a negative onstage space and project as old and tired. Then again, I like "Hamlet," so your mileage may vary.