In the Green: Forging a Medieval Saint by Michael Sommers

★★★ A cool though cryptic musical considers Hildegard von Bingen The post In the Green: Forging a Medieval Saint appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:45pm on June 27, 2019☆⚑

The Mountains Look Different: No, They Really Look Rather Flat by Michael Sommers

★★ A rural Irish melodrama of 1948 vintage needs some magic to thrive The post The Mountains Look Different: No, They Really Look Rather Flat appeared first on New York Stage Rev…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 7:30pm on June 20, 2019☆⚑

Fairview: A Shape-Shifting Study In Black and White Perceptions by Michael Sommers

★★★★ Jackie Sibblies Drury's 2019 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama reopens in a larger theater The post Fairview: A Shape-Shifting Study In Black and White Perceptions ap…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:44pm on June 16, 2019☆⚑

Handbagged: Unpacking British History by Michael Sommers

★★★ Tea and scant sympathy are shared by Queen Elizabeth II and Margaret Thatcher The post Handbagged: Unpacking British History appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:29pm on June 12, 2019☆⚑

Long Lost: Blah Blah Black Sheep by Michael Sommers

★★ The eminent Donald Margulies delivers a tedious effort at Manhattan Theatre Club The post Long Lost: Blah Blah Black Sheep appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:59pm on June 4, 2019☆⚑

Little Women: Time Marches On for Louisa May Alcott's Characters by Michael Sommers

★★★ Kate Hamill's modern take on a Victorian classic is not as radical as it seems The post Little Women: Time Marches On for Louisa May Alcott's Characters appeared first …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:01pm on June 4, 2019☆⚑

Dying City: Puzzling Out a Significant Mystery About Love and War by Michael Sommers

★★★ Christopher Shinn directs the Second Stage revival of his Pulitzer-nominated drama The post Dying City: Puzzling Out a Significant Mystery About Love and War appeared f…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:45pm on June 3, 2019☆⚑

Underground Railroad Game: Unorthodox and Provocative Classroom Studies by Michael Sommers

★★★★ Race and sex are smartly studied in a delightfully adventurous play The post Underground Railroad Game: Unorthodox and Provocative Classroom Studies appeared fir…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:49pm on June 1, 2019☆⚑

Something Clean: A Woman Wounded By a Crime She Did Not Commit by Michael Sommers

★★★ Kathryn Erbe anchors Selina Fillinger's earnest new drama about a sex crime The post Something Clean: A Woman Wounded By a Crime She Did Not Commit appeared first on Ne…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:00pm on May 29, 2019☆⚑

Continuity: A Lighter Look at Making a Movie Changes into Darker Realities by Michael Sommers

★★★ Rachel Chavkin of Hadestown fame directs a slight yet thoughtful comedy by Bess Wohl The post Continuity: A Lighter Look at Making a Movie Changes into Darker Realities…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:51pm on May 21, 2019☆⚑

Octet: How Modern Technology Makes Us Mad, In Exuberant Song by Michael Sommers

★★★★ Dave Malloy delivers a powerful new musical that's too thoughtful for Broadway The post Octet: How Modern Technology Makes Us Mad, In Exuberant Song appeared fir…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:51pm on May 19, 2019☆⚑

Happy Talk: A Misleading Lady Enjoys Her Role of a Lifetime by Michael Sommers

★★★ Susan Sarandon depicts a matchmaker whose intentions may not be so pure The post Happy Talk: A Misleading Lady Enjoys Her Role of a Lifetime appeared first on New York …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:31pm on May 16, 2019☆⚑

Proof of Love: A Classy Lady Speaks to Classism in African-American Life by Michael Sommers

★★★ Brenda Pressley coolly portrays a woman of quality in a life or death quandary The post Proof of Love: A Classy Lady Speaks to Classism in African-American Life appeare…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 1:55pm on May 15, 2019☆⚑

Around the World in 80 Days: Whirlwind Entertainment and Laughter for All by Michael Sommers

★★★★★ An inventive version of Jules Verne's classic visits the New Victory Theater The post Around the World in 80 Days: Whirlwind Entertainment and Laughter fo…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 6:15pm on May 11, 2019☆⚑

BLKS: A Madly Expressive Night Out With Some Messy Millennials by Michael Sommers

★★★★ Newcomer playwright Aziza Barnes delivers an audacious comedy at MCC Theater The post BLKS: A Madly Expressive Night Out With Some Messy Millennials appeared fir…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:35am on May 10, 2019☆⚑

Luzia: Cirque du Soleil Sweeps Viewers on a Glowing Journey Through Mexico by Michael Sommers

★★★★ Superb circus artists swing, spin, and soar amid surreal visuals and sonorous music The post Luzia: Cirque du Soleil Sweeps Viewers on a Glowing Journey Through …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 2:20pm on May 8, 2019☆⚑

Passage: A Cool Experiment in the ABCs of Xenophobic Behavior by Michael Sommers

★★★ Soho Rep's typically top-notch production fills in the blanks of an experimental endeavor The post Passage: A Cool Experiment in the ABCs of Xenophobic Behavior appear…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 1:45pm on May 6, 2019☆⚑

Paul Swan is Dead and Gone: Portrait of an Unusual Artist as an Old Man by Michael Sommers

★★ A new bio-drama is performed as a bizarre dance recital in a Chelsea townhouse The post Paul Swan is Dead and Gone: Portrait of an Unusual Artist as an Old Man appeared first …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 1:33pm on May 3, 2019☆⚑

Caroline's Kitchen: Neatly Dishing Out a British Menu of Rueful Humor by Michael Sommers

★★★ Playgoers with a taste for British humor may well enjoy what's being served at 59E59 Theaters The post Caroline's Kitchen: Neatly Dishing Out a British Menu of Rueful H…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 1:30pm on May 3, 2019☆⚑

The Plough and the Stars: Dubliners Come to Vivid Life in Irish Rep's Revival by Michael Sommers

★★★★★ A superb company performs Sean O'Casey's tragicomedy about the 1916 Easter Rising The post The Plough and the Stars: Dubliners Come to Vivid Life in Irish…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:51pm on April 30, 2019☆⚑

Grief is the Thing with Feathers: A Mad, Murky, Melancholy Journey by Michael Sommers

★★★ Cillian Murphy delivers a remarkable performance as a man possessed The post Grief is the Thing with Feathers: A Mad, Murky, Melancholy Journey appeared first on New Yo…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:52am on April 29, 2019☆⚑

Lady in the Dark: MasterVoices Lovingly Revives a Masterpiece Musical by Michael Sommers

★★★★★ Victoria Clark is the glowing central figure of a legendary musical The post Lady in the Dark: MasterVoices Lovingly Revives a Masterpiece Musical appeare…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 1:21pm on April 27, 2019☆⚑

Hillary and Clinton: Peering Inside the Private Lives of a Power Couple by Michael Sommers

★★★★ Laurie Metcalf and John Lithgow superbly depict a dynamic duo The post Hillary and Clinton: Peering Inside the Private Lives of a Power Couple appeared first on …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 7:20pm on April 18, 2019☆⚑

Hadestown: Red, Hot, and Bluesy Score Fuels a Trip to Hell and Back by Michael Sommers

★★★★ Songwriter Anaïs Mitchell makes an impressive Broadway bow with an infernal musical The post Hadestown: Red, Hot, and Bluesy Score Fuels a Trip to Hell and Ba…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:50pm on April 17, 2019☆⚑

Norma Jeane Baker of Troy: The Shed Opens With a Mythical Misfire by Michael Sommers

★ Ben Whishaw and Renee Fleming valiantly appear in a gloomy chamber opera The post Norma Jeane Baker of Troy: The Shed Opens With a Mythical Misfire appeared first on New York Stage R…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:59pm on April 9, 2019☆⚑