Review: The Lehman Trilogy at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

Three superb actors lead us through the journey of three immigrant brothers' from Bavaria to America, from store keepers to bankers, from "too big to fail" to failure

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 11:01am on April 1, 2019☆⚑

Review: White Noise at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

Suzan-Lori Parks inventive new play, beautifully staged and performed at the Public Theater

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 5:57pm on March 25, 2019☆⚑

http://www.curtainup.com/kissmekatebway19.html by Elyse Sommer

A golden oldie musical with a great cast, stunning choreography, and just enough tweaking to be in tune with our MeToo zeitgeist

SOURCE: Review:Kiss Me Kate" at curtainup.com/ at 3:30pm on March 22, 2019☆⚑

Review:Juno and the Paycock at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

, , ,a moving and very timely highlight of the Irish Rep's Sean O'Casey season

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 9:05pm on March 19, 2019☆⚑

Review:If Pretty Hurts Ugly Must Be a Muhf*cka at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

Another play about teens with self-image issues, this one set in a fictional Nigerian Village.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 11:30am on March 14, 2019☆⚑

Review:The Mother at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

Isabelle Huppert stars as the title character in this chapter of Florian Zeller's trilogy about mental illness, in this case dementia triggered by empty nest syndrome and anxiety ab…

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 9:10am on March 12, 2019☆⚑

Review: Daddy at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

A deluxe production of a flawed play co-produced by the New Group and Vineyard Theatre, and starring Alan Cumming in the title role

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 9:18am on March 11, 2019☆⚑

Review: The Cake at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

You may not agree with Debra Jo Rupp's refusal to bake a cake for a same sex wedding, but you'll enjoy the 90 minutes you spent with her at Manhattan Theatre Club's Stage I

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 9:13am on March 6, 2019☆⚑

Review: Sea Wall / A Life at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

Do 2 stellar actors, 2 successful playwrights, 2 thematically linked monologues add up to truly electic theatrical experience?

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 9:33am on March 5, 2019☆⚑

stageReview: Merrily We Roll Along at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

. Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's 1981 flop given a new life by Fiasco Theater and Roundabout Theatre Company

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 9:29am on March 5, 2019☆⚑

Review:Fiddler On the Roof in Yiddish at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

A not to be missed version of the golden era's most perfect musical. . ..

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 9:28am on March 5, 2019☆⚑

Review: The Price Of Thomas Scott at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

With its latest rescue mission the Mint Theater Company has returned to that corner of theatrical attic reserved for forgotten and under appreciated women playwrights.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 9:27am on March 5, 2019☆⚑

Review: The Shadow of a Gunman by Sean O'Casey at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

The Irish Rep launches its Sean O'Casey season with his Dublin trilogy's first play

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 8:13am on February 13, 2019☆⚑

Review: The Dance of Death at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

Strindberg's warring couple newly evisioned by Conor McPherson, stylishly staged and performed. .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 9:19am on February 11, 2019☆⚑

Review:True West at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

As portrayed by Ethan Hawkes and Paul Dano, Sam Shepard's battling siblings once again make for a highly entertaining, provocative theater experience.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:32am on February 1, 2019☆⚑

Review: Eddie and Dave at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

interesting cross gender casting but essential only for Van Halen devotees

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 8:58am on January 23, 2019☆⚑

Review:To Kill A Mockingbird at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

A beautifully acted and staged new and more relevant production of Harper Lee's iconic novel

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:02am on January 17, 2019☆⚑

http://www.curtainup.com/choirboy19.html by Elyse Sommer

The popular boarding school genre gets a fresh new life with spirit lifting songs

SOURCE: Review: Choir Boy at curtainup.com/ at 11:39am on January 9, 2019☆⚑

Review: Blue Ridge at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

Abby Rosebrook's play is blessed by having Marin Ireland and a stellar ensemble to portray the damaged people in her play set in a religious halfway house in Appalachia

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:18am on January 8, 2019☆⚑

Review: Clueless, the Musical at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

Another stylishly staged and energetically performed musical based on a cult high school movie

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:21am on December 13, 2018☆⚑

Review: Fabulation at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

Cherise Boothe is a terrific Undine in a smartly staged legacy production of Lynn Nottage's play Read More

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 9:55am on December 12, 2018☆⚑

Review:Noura at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

The dysfunctional family drama is getting wuite a workout in Heather Raffo's new play

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 8:58am on December 11, 2018☆⚑

Review: Noura at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

The American dysfunctional family drama gets quite a workout in Heather Raffo's new play. It even includes a riff on Ibsem

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 9:01pm on December 10, 2018☆⚑

Review: The Cher Show at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

The Neil Simon Theater feels like Caesar's Palace but it does have 3 dazzlingly dressed Chers . . .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 5:42am on December 4, 2018☆⚑

Review:The Hello Girls at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

An ensemble of actor-musicians chronicles the story of America's first women soldiers in a lovely new musical by Prospect Theater Company

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 9:38am on December 3, 2018☆⚑