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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
Wednesday, June 12, 2024

The Welkin: Meet the Real Housewives of 1759 by Michael Sommers

★★☆☆☆ Sandra Oh leads a dozen women through miserable times The post The Welkin: Meet the Real Housewives of 1759 appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:30PM
Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Home: Is Where the Art Is, at Roundabout by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Tory Kittles, Brittany Inge and Stori Ayers make glowing Broadway debuts The post Home: Is Where the Art Is, at Roundabout appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:26PM
Tuesday, June 4, 2024

What Became of Us: More Than Just a Lifetime Drama by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ BD Wong and Rosalind Cho portray siblings in an uncommon new play The post What Became of Us: More Than Just a Lifetime Drama appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:59PM
Thursday, May 30, 2024

The Comedy of Errors: A Tuneful Bilingual Romp through the Parks by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ The Public Theater's Mobile Unit brings Shakespeare's comedy to a park near you The post The Comedy of Errors: A Tuneful Bilingual Romp through the Parks appeared first on N…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:20PM
Tuesday, May 21, 2024

The Fires: A Not So Hot Study of Black Men in Love by Michael Sommers

★★☆☆☆ Raja Feather Kelly writes and directs a sorrowful new drama for Soho Rep The post The Fires: A Not So Hot Study of Black Men in Love appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM
Monday, May 6, 2024

The Brief Life & Mysterious Death of Boris III, King of Bulgaria: Crown of Thorns by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ A London troupe shines seriocomic light on dark wartime history The post The Brief Life & Mysterious Death of Boris III, King of Bulgaria: Crown of Thorns appeared first…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 03:02PM
Sunday, March 31, 2024

Two Shades of Ibsen: Old Henrik Inspires New Works by Herzog and Busch by Michael Sommers

The Norwegian Father of Realism spawns a pair of contrasting plays on and off Broadway The post Two Shades of Ibsen: Old Henrik Inspires New Works by Herzog and Busch appeared first on New …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:01AM

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
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime