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Thursday, March 27, 2025

The Picture of Dorian Gray: Sarah Snook Slays with Multiple Selfies and Multimedia Screens by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Oscar Wilde’s tale is distilled as a succession of images reflecting a beauty with a beastly ego The post The Picture of Dorian Gray: Sarah Snook Slays with Multiple Selfie…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:57PM
Monday, March 24, 2025

Wine in the Wilderness: Alice Childress Reads the Black Bougie Gaze by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ LaChanze stages a sharp vintage study of sex and class in mid-1960s Harlem The post Wine in the Wilderness: Alice Childress Reads the Black Bougie Gaze appeared first on New …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:01PM
Thursday, March 20, 2025

Operation Mincemeat: A Comical Slice of World War II Lore by Michael Sommers

★★★★☆ A screwball musical from London rolls onto Broadway The post Operation Mincemeat: A Comical Slice of World War II Lore appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:57PM
Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Buena Vista Social Club: How to Make Beautiful Music in Havana by Michael Sommers

★★★★☆ Vintage Afro-Cuban songs pack a unique new jukebox musical The post Buena Vista Social Club: How to Make Beautiful Music in Havana appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:57PM
Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Vanya: Andrew Scott Goes Virtuoso in a Solo Show by Michael Sommers

★★★★☆ Expect no Russian dressing but plenty of Irish accents in this Chekhov adaptation The post Vanya: Andrew Scott Goes Virtuoso in a Solo Show appeared first on New York Stage R…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:59PM
Tuesday, March 11, 2025

The Jonathan Larson Project: Seasoned with Love by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Unknown tunes from a songwriter’s trunk get nicely noted The post The Jonathan Larson Project: Seasoned with Love appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 04:29PM
Monday, March 10, 2025

The Great Privation: Black Family History Lost and Found by Michael Sommers

★★☆☆☆ Mothers and daughters then and now dig around a family tree The post The Great Privation: Black Family History Lost and Found appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:56PM
Wednesday, March 5, 2025

SUMO: Wrestling with Higher Desires by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Lisa Sanye Dring’s new drama studies Japan’s national sport The post SUMO: Wrestling with Higher Desires appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:30PM

Sugarcraft: A Scoop of Culinary History Spoiled by the Serving by Michael Sommers

★☆☆☆☆ Julia Child’s 18th-century spiritual ancestor gets a raw deal at 59E59 The post Sugarcraft: A Scoop of Culinary History Spoiled by the Serving appeared first on New York St…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:30PM
Monday, February 24, 2025

Grangeville: No Thanks for the Memories by Michael Sommers

★★★★☆ Paul Sparks and Brian J. Smith play brothers and others in Samuel D. Hunter’s thoughtful new drama The post Grangeville: No Thanks for the Memories appeared first on New Yo…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:57PM
Sunday, February 23, 2025

Queen of the Mist: Mary Testa Goes over Niagara Falls Once More by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Michael John LaChiusa’s music-theater work returns in a smart concert staging in New Jersey The post Queen of the Mist: Mary Testa Goes over Niagara Falls Once More appeare…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:05AM
Thursday, February 20, 2025

Garside’s Career: The Rise and Fall of a Silver-Tongued Speaker by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ An antique British drama about class struggle gets freshly Minted The post Garside’s Career: The Rise and Fall of a Silver-Tongued Speaker appeared first on New York Stage …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:28PM
Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Henry IV: Fathers and Sons and Falstaff in the Round by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Jay O. Sanders and Dakin Matthews head TFANA’s versatile ensemble The post Henry IV: Fathers and Sons and Falstaff in the Round appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 05:31PM

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

All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre