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Real Families Really Matter in "The Reservoir" and "You Got Older" by Jan Simpson

Ever since Sophocles put the fall of the House of Oedipus onstage, the theatrical canon has been chock-a-block with unhappy families. And that makes sense because they make for good drama. But despite the failings they may have, few real families are so totally dysfunctional and so I found it refreshing to see two recent shows centering their stories around the kinds of supportive"even if flawed"families that most of…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 11:42AM on February 28, 2026

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