480 stories by "MICHAEL SOMMERS"
★★★★ Playwright Loy A. Webb, director Logan Vaughn, and two fine actors deliver a hot he said/she said story
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Classic Stage offers two Strindberg plays in separate productions, one more august than the other
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★★★ A gentle new comedy-drama explores mother-daughter-sister relationships
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★★ Stephen Belber's latest drama shuffles through a tiresome heap of cliches
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★★ Jessica Dickey's latest play scarcely achieves its intriguing possibilities
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★★★ 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…
★★★★ A writer provides a tender account of his wife, who did more than merely face up to cancer
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★★★ A trio of new plays presents a Hitler apologist, a bad date, and one self-absorbed heart-breaker
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★★ Even the typically combustible Marin Ireland can't strike many sparks from a sparsely dramatized story
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★★★ The "Be More Chill" choreographer delivers a new dance drama with a vintage story and a modern score
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★★★★ The Trocks spin back for the holidays as en pointe entertaining as ever
The post Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo: Typically Tutu Funny to Describe appeared…
★★ Former rivals Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken get together to vocalize holiday songs
The post Ruben & Clay’s Christmas Show: American Idols Reunite for the Holidays a…
★★★★ Playwright Lynn Nottage's lighter side is nicely served by Signature Theatre's revival
The post Fabulation, or The Re-Education of Undine: Facing Your Not-So-Fa…
★★ Steamy sex scenes evaporate into hot air in newcomer Jeremy O. Harris' debut drama
The post Slave Play: Gabbing Too Much About Sexual Dysfunction and Racism appeared first …
★★★★ It takes three performers to portray the one-and-only Cher in a wildly entertaining jukebox show
The post The Cher Show: Truly Turning Back Time With a Singular …
★★★★ Melissa Gilbert is among the guests attending a holiday dinner drawn from a famous James Joyce story
The post The Dead, 1904: Dubliner Sisters Invite You to an I…
★★★ Theresa Rebeck's new semi-thriller digs some dark secrets from out of a cellar
The post Downstairs: Tyne Daly and Tim Daly Tackle Kin Beyond Their Typical Ken appeared …
★★★★ A handsomely sung musical documentary relates an inspiring wartime miracle
The post All Is Calm: A Poignant Music-Theater Account of WWI’s Christmas Truce…
★★ Several Sardi's caricatures confront serious issues in a slick but kinda crass new musical
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★★★★ A schlub loses everything but later gains true love in a little, New York-y musical
The post The Other Josh Cohen: See a Loser Be a Winner By Doing the Right Thi…
★★★★ Signature Theatre smartly revives Will Eno's significantly meandering monodrama
The post Thom Pain (based on nothing): Some Existential Rambles With Michael C. …
★★★ The Public Theater premieres the threnody of a blameless woman's destruction
The post Eve’s Song: How Black Women’s Lives Don’t Always Matter in Ameri…
★★★ Playwrights Horizons premieres a satirical comedy that's tasty but underdone
The post The Thanksgiving Play: Knocking the Stuffing Out of White Liberal Correctness appe…
★★★★ The Druid company infuses Samuel Beckett's bleak drama with a wonderful sense of life
The post Waiting for Godot: Whiling Away a Few Fine Hours With an Irish Did…
★★★★ Kids will get a kick out of the 41st edition while their elders will see some nice sights, too
The post Big Apple Circus: A Lean, Keen, Family Show (and More) to…
