I really wish I’d liked Paul Weitz’s new “Trust,” more. Alas, that play’s got issues. Most, however, don’t come from the cast, which is as good as you could hope for. I wish Bobby Cannavale would stop playing macho jerks but hey, he does it so well. Zach Braff’s character is the kind of weaselly guy you could picture Michael Cera growing up to be, if he was a dotcom millionaire instead of an actor (I use that term loosely). Ari Graynor excels at the snarky put-down. And Sutton Foster appropriately downplays a troubled woman working as a dominatrix.

I understand Foster wants to stretch her acting chops in a straight play, but let’s face it: She’s a natural musical-theater star, and that’s where she’s at her peak. So as a treat before the weekend, here’s a video about the Encores! revival of Sondheim’s “Anyone Can Whistle” (a production I raved about back in April). Yay for the generous excerpts from the musical numbers.

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