1,209 stories by "Elyse Sommer"
a Hollywood story with a Faustian twist . . . .
Mirror, mirror on the wall, what's the most beautiful production currently in town? The season is young, but Sarah Ruhl's adaptation of Virginia Woolf's 1928 century spanning …
Despite a stellar cast, this very un-Broadwayish production may be too quirky and foreign to be a Broadway crowd pleaser
Albee at 82 retains his sense of humor-- and, in fact, aims mostly for laughs
In Rebecca West Ibsen created a woman every bit as complex as the better known Hedda Gabler and the Pearl production of this rarely produced play is well worth seeing
The concluding "Hallway" play doesn't make for an all's well that ends well trilogy
The first play, Rose, gets Adam Rapp's triptych of one-acts off to a fine start. . .
Adam Rapp's triptych moves forward 50 years with its second one-act, but loses ground with its self-indulgent vulgarity and less intriguing characters . . .
an interesting artifact by a still emerging young playwright, but don't expect a lost masterpiece .
2 revivals of long forgotten plays opening within days of each other offer insight into the adaptation process.
Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson's operatic musical is a somber but memorable experience . . .
Though not quite the spot-the-stage actor bonanza as The Good Wife, it does have the adorable Elizabeth Moss and has spun off a whole bunch of addictive discussion blogs
David Linday-Abaire and the superb Frances McDormand lighten his picture of a segment of our society that is struggling to keep from sinking from low-income to no-income . .
he problem with once very funny hit is that the audience is no longer laughing.
Donald Margulies' play still resonates and Christina Ricci is a dandy Mandy
The people gathered in this California drawing room are a politically divided and indivisibly connected family whose dialogue sparkles with enough quotable quips to rival Oscar Wilde. . .
Charles Busch'ssendup of Hollywood's Nun flicks has more hilariouszingers than a rosary has beads
By using the sophisticated stagecraft available to contemporary directors, Emma Rice has created a hybrid of live drama with black and white filmic details and music that takes us into the i…
some things old made new again; some things new with promising futures
New LABrynth Theater Company playwright Melissa. Ross unites a family of half-siblings for their father's final hours
Lee Hall has written what, even this early in the season, has all the earmarks of being the best new play of the Broadway season
the move to Broadway hasn't spoiled its offering a bloody good time
Written especially for the Flea's resident actors, the play has the usual A. R. Gurney blend of humor and serious concerns-- in this case the dumbing down of the educational system that gain…
Can a cast with box office pizazz help to make the gradual friendship that evolves from Miss Daisy's resistance and her chauffeur Hoke's persistence still work?
Julia Cho isn't a playwright who repeats herself. Even when imperfect, her plays tackle new themes, characters and styles. Her exploration of the language of love is no exception
