Mrs. Murray's Menagerie: Focusing Upon a Slice of Late '70s Life by Michael Sommers

★★★ The Mad Ones offers an awfully ultra-real look at a focus group The post Mrs. Murray's Menagerie: Focusing Upon a Slice of Late '70s Life appeared first on New York Sta…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 7:00pm on April 8, 2019☆⚑

The Cradle Will Rock: A Proletarian Musical Looks Kind of Labored by Michael Sommers

★★ Director John Doyle scarcely does justice by Marc Blitzstein's legendary 1937 musical The post The Cradle Will Rock: A Proletarian Musical Looks Kind of Labored appeared first…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:45pm on April 3, 2019☆⚑

Do You Feel Anger?: A Mildly Absurd Look at Misogyny on the Job by Michael Sommers

★★★ A comedy about un-woke office jerks and the women who put up with them The post Do You Feel Anger?: A Mildly Absurd Look at Misogyny on the Job appeared first on New Yo…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 7:00pm on April 2, 2019☆⚑

The White Devil: Stylishly Wicked Fun for Everyone by Michael Sommers

★★★★ Red Bull Theater restores a circa 1612 thriller to lusty life in modern dress The post The White Devil: Stylishly Wicked Fun for Everyone appeared first on New …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 7:38pm on March 31, 2019☆⚑

Ain't No Mo': A Sharply Satirical Study in Black Manners and Matters by Michael Sommers

★★★★ The Public Theater unleashes a wildly serio-comical show about race The post Ain't No Mo': A Sharply Satirical Study in Black Manners and Matters appeared first …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:51pm on March 27, 2019☆⚑

The Nature of Forgetting: A Memorable Show for Kids of All Ages by Michael Sommers

★★★★ London's Theatre Re presents an uncommonly poignant and tender study in dementia The post The Nature of Forgetting: A Memorable Show for Kids of All Ages appear…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:54am on March 27, 2019☆⚑

I Married an Angel: Not Quite as Heavenly a Show as Hoped by Michael Sommers

★★★ A legendary Rodgers & Hart musical demands a higher '30s style to get airborne The post I Married an Angel: Not Quite as Heavenly a Show as Hoped appeared first on …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 2:36pm on March 21, 2019☆⚑

Anything That Gives Off Light: A Hazy Study in Oppressive Economics by Michael Sommers

★★ A metaphysical study in social significance suffers from a sea-change The post Anything That Gives Off Light: A Hazy Study in Oppressive Economics appeared first on New York S…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:40pm on March 20, 2019☆⚑

Nantucket Sleigh Ride: A Wild Trip To John Guare's Magic (Realism) Kingdom by Michael Sommers

★★★ Jorge Luis Borges, Walt Disney, and a very large lobster pop up on a pointless journey The post Nantucket Sleigh Ride: A Wild Trip To John Guare's Magic (Realism) Kingd…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00pm on March 18, 2019☆⚑

Kiss Me, Kate: True to Cole Porter (and Shakespeare) in Their Fashion by Michael Sommers

★★★★ Cole Porter and Kelli O'Hara make beautiful music together in a snappy revival The post Kiss Me, Kate: True to Cole Porter (and Shakespeare) in Their Fashion app…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:50pm on March 14, 2019☆⚑

Skinnamarink: Going on an Experimental Journey by Michael Sommers

★★★ Little Lord's latest work playfully digs at the roots of indoctrination The post Skinnamarink: Going on an Experimental Journey appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:00pm on March 13, 2019☆⚑

Be More Chill: Desperately (and Delightfully) Striving to Be Cool at School by Michael Sommers

★★★★ A new cartoon musical delivers a story as timeless as "Faust" and twice as funny The post Be More Chill: Desperately (and Delightfully) Striving to Be Cool at Sc…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:45pm on March 10, 2019☆⚑

"Daddy": More Splash Than Significance in Substance by Michael Sommers

★★ Alan Cumming plays a sugar daddy in a play that nearly drowns in talk The post "Daddy": More Splash Than Significance in Substance appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:01pm on March 5, 2019☆⚑

Dying in Boulder: Karma, Conflict, and Cultural Appropriation by Michael Sommers

★★ A new play set in Colorado turns into a Rocky Mountain downer The post Dying in Boulder: Karma, Conflict, and Cultural Appropriation appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:00pm on March 3, 2019☆⚑

Superhero: A Capably Crafted New Musical That Resolutely Refuses to Fly by Michael Sommers

★★ Holy guacamole, Batman, how can these ace guys deliver such a dull show? The post Superhero: A Capably Crafted New Musical That Resolutely Refuses to Fly appeared first on New…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:55pm on February 28, 2019☆⚑

Marys Seacole: Studying Maternal Cares Then and Now by Michael Sommers

★★★ Jackie Sibblies Drury centers her latest ambitious drama around caregivers of color The post Marys Seacole: Studying Maternal Cares Then and Now appeared first on New Y…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:01pm on February 25, 2019☆⚑

Hurricane Diane: A Seductive Deity Materializes in Suburban New Jersey by Michael Sommers

★★★ Madeleine George delivers a divine (in more ways than one) comedy about climate change The post Hurricane Diane: A Seductive Deity Materializes in Suburban New Jersey a…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 7:00pm on February 24, 2019☆⚑

Bonnie's Last Flight: A Misguided Journey to Nowhere by Michael Sommers

★ A cool concept for a comedy about a plane trip proves to be a tedious time The post Bonnie’s Last Flight: A Misguided Journey to Nowhere appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:30pm on February 13, 2019☆⚑

The Shadow of a Gunman: Sean O'Casey's Seriocomic Saga of Dublin at War by Michael Sommers

★★★★ The Irish Rep kicks off its three-show cycle of the playwright's works with a winning revival The post The Shadow of a Gunman: Sean O’Casey’s Serioco…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:56pm on February 12, 2019☆⚑

The Light: Black #MeToo Arguments Blaze Away In a Timely New Drama by Michael Sommers

★★★★ Playwright Loy A. Webb, director Logan Vaughn, and two fine actors deliver a hot he said/she said story The post The Light: Black #MeToo Arguments Blaze Away In…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:02pm on February 10, 2019☆⚑

Mies Julie and The Dance of Death: The First Is Hot, the Second Is Not by Michael Sommers

Classic Stage offers two Strindberg plays in separate productions, one more august than the other The post Mies Julie and The Dance of Death: The First Is Hot, the Second Is Not appeared fir…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:49pm on February 10, 2019☆⚑

God Said This: A Kentucky Family Being Unhappy in Its Own Way by Michael Sommers

★★★ A gentle new comedy-drama explores mother-daughter-sister relationships The post God Said This: A Kentucky Family Being Unhappy in Its Own Way appeared first on New Yor…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:14pm on January 30, 2019☆⚑

Joan: Dealing Out a Disorderly Deck of Triste and Trite Snapshots by Michael Sommers

★★ Stephen Belber's latest drama shuffles through a tiresome heap of cliches The post Joan: Dealing Out a Disorderly Deck of Triste and Trite Snapshots appeared first on New York…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:53am on January 28, 2019☆⚑

The Convent: Modern-Day Women Go Soul Searching in a Medieval Milieu by Michael Sommers

★★ Jessica Dickey's latest play scarcely achieves its intriguing possibilities The post The Convent: Modern-Day Women Go Soul Searching in a Medieval Milieu appeared first on New…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:36am on January 25, 2019☆⚑

Colin Quinn Red State Blue State: Snarking Over America's States of Disunion by Michael Sommers

★★★ A curmudgeonly humorist stands up to gripe about various aspects of our polarized society The post Colin Quinn Red State Blue State: Snarking Over America’s State…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:00pm on January 22, 2019☆⚑