474 stories by "MICHAEL SOMMERS"
So it is what it is: Rather than thinking of "Rain" as a jukebox musical regarding The Beatles, the actual show is more like a highly animated version of a Madame Tussaud's installation R…
Whimsical comedy about a Norwegian odd couple makes little impact
Spending over two hours in the company of a raging monomaniac with an Anne Frank obsession is not my idea of a fun time, especially when he's played with all stops out by Mandy Patinkin blaz…
Rich liberals spill their phony guts in a bogus new drama
A yummy confection of silly romantic comedy, seductive Latin music, alluring visuals and high-powered performances, "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" is a musical comedy certain to…
A psychiatrist explores President Robert Mugabe’s invisible demons in “Breakfast With Mugabe.”
An increasingly emotional interpretation of "Three Sisters" awaits people lucky enough to snare a ticket to director Austin Pendleton's poignant revival of Anton Chekhov's 1901 drama that ...
A young couple, struggling to secure the most beneficial education for their autistic 4-year-old son, disagrees on what’s best for him. The separate paths the spouses explore eventuall…
The play remains a well-written drama about an obsessed artist and a slowly imploding relationship, but it also remains a character study of relatively intimate scope.
Backstage musical about making a musical in the Middle East aspires to be funny
Sure, "Bells Are Ringing" may be a pretty familiar show to fans of old musicals, but the expertise of Marshall's smart production makes it an enjoyable occasion.
Red Bull Theater vigorously brings a 1621 British drama to life
Shakespeare’s rarely-staged “Timon of Athens” looks mighty nice at the Public Theater in a crisp, smartly shaped production starring a well-cast Richard Thomas as a blissfu…
Longtime fans will find LaBute in prime form while Duchovny's followers will see him excel in a challenging role at the heart of an absorbing drama.
Capable actors, good direction, fine design and stretches of nice writing cannot disguise the inevitable realization that "After the Revolution" is a lot of fuss over not much of anything.
Whatever, a stuffed equine suspends upside down over spectators' heads inside the garishly decked-out auditorium of the Jacobs Theatre, ...
A drama crafted in a minor key, Lindsay-Abaire’s latest piece is a character study that proves to be small in scope but sharp in its emotional regrets and prickly conversation as McDor…
Two River Theater Company’s production of the in Red Bank lacks persuasive visuals and a fine sense of spontaneity.
Bourne's inventive mix of drama and dance revitalizes an old favorite and offers theatergoers an unforgettable time.
New musical based on a Will Ferrell movie packs jolly holiday entertainment
Vampire classic fails to fly in a misguided production
I was so bored by it that I could scarcely wait to get out of the theater and into the subway for home.
Fitzgerald's classic American novel gets an absorbing marathon staging
With performances so variable in quality, "Angels in America" doesn't fly as high as might be hoped. Or perhaps the waning of middle-1990s society's pre-millennial jitters in the ugly face o…
