runboyrun & In Old Age: Ghosts Haunt a Nigerian-American Family Saga by Michael Sommers

★★★ New York Theatre Workshop stages two installments of Mfoniso Udofia's epic nine-play cycle The post runboyrun & In Old Age: Ghosts Haunt a Nigerian-American Family …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:00pm on September 23, 2019[SHARE]

Wives: Life With Papa and Three Other Feminist Truths by Michael Sommers

★★★ An episode involving Ernest Hemingway's several widows is a highlight of a new satirical comedy The post Wives: Life With Papa and Three Other Feminist Truths appeared …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:30pm on September 16, 2019[SHARE]

Felix Starro: Not Entirely a Magical New Musical by Michael Sommers

★★★ A sorrowful story about a faith healer does not entirely satisfy The post Felix Starro: Not Entirely a Magical New Musical appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:00pm on September 3, 2019[SHARE]

Eureka Day: A Comical Clash from the Current Culture Wars by Michael Sommers

★★★★★ A smart new comedy takes a satirical shot at the antivax issue The post Eureka Day: A Comical Clash from the Current Culture Wars appeared first on New Yo…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00pm on August 29, 2019[SHARE]

Make Believe: The Games That Kids Play by Michael Sommers

★★★ Fine acting brings Bess Wohl's tender new drama to realistic life at Second Stage Theater The post Make Believe: The Games That Kids Play appeared first on New York Sta…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:50pm on August 15, 2019[SHARE]

Bat Out of Hell"The Musical: Driving Through the Jim Steinman Songbook by Michael Sommers

★★ Too bad the show looks cheesier than the state of Wisconsin The post Bat Out of Hell"The Musical: Driving Through the Jim Steinman Songbook appeared first on New York Stage Re…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:51pm on August 8, 2019[SHARE]

Coriolanus: Private Feelings Versus Public Perceptions in a Raggedy Rome by Michael Sommers

★★★ Jonathan Cake has a sneer for every occasion as Shakespeare's most prideful Roman of them all The post Coriolanus: Private Feelings Versus Public Perceptions in a Ragge…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:15pm on August 5, 2019[SHARE]

Manilow Broadway: He Writes the Songs That Makes the Audience Sing Right Along With Him by Michael Sommers

★★★★ The ever-exuberant entertainer delivers a dandy Broadway concert The post Manilow Broadway: He Writes the Songs That Makes the Audience Sing Right Along With Him…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 3:30pm on August 4, 2019[SHARE]

Summer Shorts Series B: Neil LaBute Delivers a Typically Toxic Comedy by Michael Sommers

★★★ A smart topical comedy outshines lesser works in an annual off-Broadway festival The post Summer Shorts Series B: Neil LaBute Delivers a Typically Toxic Comedy appeared…

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Rinse, Repeat: Regarding a Family's Cycle of Eating Disorders by Michael Sommers

★★★ A new play about dangerous eating habits scarcely satisfies as a family drama The post Rinse, Repeat: Regarding a Family's Cycle of Eating Disorders appeared first on N…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:55pm on July 31, 2019[SHARE]

The Black Clown: Black Existence in a White World by Michael Sommers

★★★★★ An obscure Langston Hughes poem is brilliantly transfigured into epic musical theater The post The Black Clown: Black Existence in a White World appeare…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 5:04pm on July 26, 2019[SHARE]

Little Gem: Mothers and Daughters Tell Their Stories at Irish Rep by Michael Sommers

★★★★ Marsha Mason anchors an intimate Irish drama that lives up to its title The post Little Gem: Mothers and Daughters Tell Their Stories at Irish Rep appeared first…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:01am on July 26, 2019[SHARE]

Broadway Bounty Hunter: Exploiting a Darling Character in Pursuit of Laughs by Michael Sommers

★★★★ A beloved showbiz veteran was born to be adorable in a goofy musical gloss on exploitation flicks The post Broadway Bounty Hunter: Exploiting a Darling Character…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:56pm on July 23, 2019[SHARE]

Mojada: Medea Remade as a Sorrowful Stranger in a Strange Land by Michael Sommers

★★ A modern variation on the Medea legend sadly depicts the enchantress as an undocumented immigrant The post Mojada: Medea Remade as a Sorrowful Stranger in a Strange Land appea…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:55pm on July 17, 2019[SHARE]

The Rolling Stone: Fear and Loathing in Uganda by Michael Sommers

★★★★ A worthy drama imported from England tersely relates hateful happenings in Uganda The post The Rolling Stone: Fear and Loathing in Uganda appeared first on New Y…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:45pm on July 15, 2019[SHARE]

The Bacchae: Women Go Powerfully Wild in a Refreshed Classic by Michael Sommers

★★★★ Classical Theatre of Harlem offers an exuberant staging of an ancient Greek drama The post The Bacchae: Women Go Powerfully Wild in a Refreshed Classic appeared…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 3:18pm on July 12, 2019[SHARE]

Dragon Spring Phoenix Rise: Kung Phooey Doings at The Shed by Michael Sommers

★ The latest commissioned endeavor in the Hudson Yards arts space is an incredible mishmash of martial arts, pop songs, and a silly story The post Dragon Spring Phoenix Rise: Kung Phoo…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:00pm on June 28, 2019[SHARE]

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[SHARE]

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[SHARE]

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[SHARE]

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[SHARE]

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[SHARE]

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[SHARE]

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[SHARE]

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[SHARE]