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Tuesday, February 11, 2025

How Is It That We Live or Shakey Jake + Alice: Len Jenkin Conjures a Love Story by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Fred Weller and Kate Arrington portray soul mates in a poetic romance The post How Is It That We Live or Shakey Jake + Alice: Len Jenkin Conjures a Love Story appeared first …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 05:28PM
Monday, January 27, 2025

A Knock on the Roof:  Everyday life and death in Gaza by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Khawla Ibraheem depicts a mom in desperate straits The post A Knock on the Roof:  Everyday life and death in Gaza appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM
Sunday, January 26, 2025

Cymbeline: Shakespeare Lite, more easily rephrased than actually done by Michael Sommers

★★☆☆☆ NAATCO stages a pleasant if patchy all-female, all-Asian American revival The post Cymbeline: Shakespeare Lite, more easily rephrased than actually done appeared first on New…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:19PM
Sunday, January 12, 2025

Old Cock: Fowl Doings all the Way from Portugal by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Robert Schenkkan’s semi-satirical historical study appears Under the Radar The post Old Cock: Fowl Doings all the Way from Portugal appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:17PM
Friday, December 20, 2024

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo: Gives you the “Wilis” and more by Michael Sommers

★★★★☆ Program A features a spooky Giselle plus a bright new Balanchine tribute The post Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo: Gives you the “Wilis” and more appeared first on …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 01:35PM
Monday, December 16, 2024

Eureka Day: Woke’s the Word in Jonathan Spector’s Timely Comedy by Michael Sommers

★★★★★ Bill Irwin, Jessica Hecht and company bring great distinction to the Broadway season The post Eureka Day: Woke’s the Word in Jonathan Spector’s Timely Comedy appeared fi…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:57PM
Thursday, December 12, 2024

Cult of Love: They’ll Be Home for Christmas, If Not So Dreamily by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Zachary Quinto heads the ensemble for Leslye Headland’s new play The post Cult of Love: They’ll Be Home for Christmas, If Not So Dreamily appeared first on New York Stage…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:56PM
Sunday, November 24, 2024

We Are Your Robots: “What do you want, my human friends?” by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Ethan Lipton and cohorts musically ponder artificial intelligence and other smart matters The post We Are Your Robots: “What do you want, my human friends?” appeared firs…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM
Thursday, November 21, 2024

The Blood Quilt: Piecing Together a Black Family’s History by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Lincoln Center Theater produces Katori Hall’s tasty though overstuffed drama The post The Blood Quilt: Piecing Together a Black Family’s History appeared first on New Yor…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:54PM
Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Babe: Sex, Rock and Gen Z in a Tik-Tok Workplace by Michael Sommers

★★★★☆ Marisa Tomei heads The New Group’s smart staging of Jessica Goldberg’s drama The post Babe: Sex, Rock and Gen Z in a Tik-Tok Workplace appeared first on New York Stage Re…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:57PM
Thursday, November 14, 2024

Tammy Faye: Brit Tuner Sings the Red, White and Boo-Hoo Blues by Michael Sommers

★★☆☆☆ Elton John’s uninspired score scarcely uplifts a new bio-musical The post Tammy Faye: Brit Tuner Sings the Red, White and Boo-Hoo Blues appeared first on New York Stage Rev…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:55PM
Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Maybe Happy Ending: Beguiling Musical Charmer from Korea by Michael Sommers

★★★★☆ Darren Criss and Helen J Shen star in a bittersweet new musical about bots in love The post Maybe Happy Ending: Beguiling Musical Charmer from Korea appeared first on New Yor…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 01:57PM
Sunday, November 10, 2024

Give Me Carmelita Tropicana!: Experimental Identities by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Soho Rep exits its longtime home with an antic tribute to a downtown icon The post Give Me Carmelita Tropicana!: Experimental Identities appeared first on New York Stage Revi…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM
Friday, November 8, 2024

Gatz: Great Scott! by Michael Sommers

★★★★★ Elevator Repair Service’s remarkable word-for-word Fitzgerald staging returns to the Public The post Gatz: Great Scott! appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:59PM
Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Another Shot: When Harry Met Rehab by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Dan Butler plays a nice guy who insists "I don't need to quit drinking" The post Another Shot: When Harry Met Rehab appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:58PM
Monday, October 28, 2024

In the Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot: Survivors, from Sarah Mantell by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Blackburn prize-winner studies love in a dystopian climate The post In the Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot: Survivors, from Sarah Mantell appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:57PM
Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Hold on to Me Darling: Don’t Let Go His Ego by Michael Sommers

★★★★☆ Adam Driver stars as a self-involved charmer The post Hold on to Me Darling: Don’t Let Go His Ego appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:58PM
Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Vladimir: Putin on the Fritz by Michael Sommers

★★☆☆☆ A cautionary new drama views Russian corruption The post Vladimir: Putin on the Fritz appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM
Sunday, October 13, 2024

Sump’n Like Wings: Yearning to Fly Away by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ A lost play by Lynn Riggs studies youthful urges in 1910s Oklahoma The post Sump’n Like Wings: Yearning to Fly Away appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:02AM

Deep History: Can We Survive Climate Change? by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ David Finnigan delivers a lecture on humanity facing catastrophe The post Deep History: Can We Survive Climate Change? appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00AM
Monday, October 7, 2024

The Big Gay Jamboree: Trapped Inside a Vintage Musical by Michael Sommers

★★★★☆ Titanique maker Marla Mindelle stars as a comical lady in the dark of her own devising The post The Big Gay Jamboree: Trapped Inside a Vintage Musical appeared first on New Y…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00AM
Thursday, October 3, 2024

Safety Not Guaranteed: Nor Is a Satisfying Time by Michael Sommers

★★☆☆☆ An intriguing-sounding sci-fi musical romance, disappointingly realized The post Safety Not Guaranteed: Nor Is a Satisfying Time appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM
Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Magnificent Bird/Book of Travelers: Gabriel Kahane Offers Songs in the Keys of His Life by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ An American songwriter looks inward and outside in friendly bio-shows The post Magnificent Bird/Book of Travelers: Gabriel Kahane Offers Songs in the Keys of His Life appeare…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:58AM
Sunday, September 22, 2024

The Beacon: A Trivial Sea of Mysteries by Michael Sommers

★★☆☆☆ Kate Mulgrew glows amid a murky Irish melodrama The post The Beacon: A Trivial Sea of Mysteries appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:57PM
Wednesday, September 18, 2024

See What I Wanna See: Hear What You Oughta Hear by Michael Sommers

★★★★☆ Michael John LaChiusa’s musical triptych shimmers once more The post See What I Wanna See: Hear What You Oughta Hear appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM
Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Our Class: An Artful Holocaust History Lesson by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Think of a Polish version of Our Town where the neighbors kill you The post Our Class: An Artful Holocaust History Lesson appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:30PM
Wednesday, July 31, 2024

someone spectacular: Matters of Life and Death by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ A support group shares grief in real time The post someone spectacular: Matters of Life and Death appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM
Monday, July 29, 2024

Six Characters: Right You Are (If You Think You’re Confused) by Michael Sommers

★★☆☆☆ LCT3 stages Phillip Howze’s disorderly new drama about the theater The post Six Characters: Right You Are (If You Think You’re Confused) appeared first on New York Stage …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM
Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Inspired By True Events: Not-So-Grand Guignol by Michael Sommers

★☆☆☆☆ Director Knud Adams aims to get real staging Ryan Spahn's debut should-be thriller The post Inspired By True Events: Not-So-Grand Guignol appeared first on New York Stage Rev…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM
Sunday, July 14, 2024

On Beckett: Existential Thoughts from a Clown by Michael Sommers

★★★★☆ The great Bill Irwin is profoundly funny on Samuel Beckett The post On Beckett: Existential Thoughts from a Clown appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:40PM
Thursday, July 11, 2024

Oh, Mary!: Don’t Ask for Subtle Comedy by Michael Sommers

★★☆☆☆ Cole Escola brings a Mary Todd Lincoln cartoon to Broadway The post Oh, Mary!: Don’t Ask for Subtle Comedy appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:55PM