1,209 stories by "Elyse Sommer"
Robert Askins'quirky religion flavored comedy is reborn at MCC's West Village home
An imperfect but impressively staged and acted conclusion to Quiara Alegra Hudes's trilogy.
This visually stunning production with its Afro-Caribbean beat feature just nine actors, most of whom adeptly take on multiple roles. . . . Read More
Will Eno's funny-sad play about how families get to be as odd and dysfunctional as they often are .
Sarah Ruhl's breezy and smartly satiric dialogue and a stellar cast save this backstage romantic comedy from being just another addition to a genre done often enough to risk being a cliche
Paddy Chaefsky's May-December love story is dated " but delightfully so
Paddy Chaefsky's May-December love story is dated " but delightfully so.
Craig Lucas's new play is named for the choral movement of Beethoven's beloved Ninth Symphony. But unlike this beloved symphony, this is hard to love play even though Kathryn Erbe is superb …
The Mint revival of John Van Druten's office comedy is an entertaining an picture of a by-gone era; and it has its parallels in today's world . . . Read More
David Henry Hwang's latest exploration of the Asian-American experience is a visually stunning Dance-Play about martial arts legend Bruce Lee .
The love story that moved from page to screen. . . and now, with a lovely score by Jason Robert Brown, to the stage
Caryl Churchill's play about the effect of information overload, could use a bit less information to be loved without reservations
A slice of history plucked from Thomas Keneally's family tree staged as a chamber musical at that invaluable source of all things Irish, the Irish Rep in Chelsea
The Roundabout revisits Donald Margulies' 2000 Pulitzer Prize winning play
- Playwright/performer Charles Busch is back in wig and stiletto heels in an intermittently funny show but one which does have something to say about the current economic climate
Nothing little about the talent in this all too brief Encores! production . . . Read More
Though not flawless, this rarely done Brecht farce is a chance to see future characters in embryo as well as the first example of his much explored theme of man's changeability.
this works hard to be a satire with something meaningful and new to say about love, sex, religion and race. But it ends up being a rather sophomoric shlock-shockspiel that relies on graphica…
John Patrick Shanley's double homecoming: to his Irish Roots and the romantic spirit of Moonstruck
A curtainup Feature:
Holden Caulfield: Theater Aficionado
Joe Orton's farce no longer sends shock waves through audiences, but when done right, as it is here, its coal-black humor and Wildean wit remains intact . . . Read More
Rebecca Hall brings new life to Sophie Treadwell's 1928 tragedy of a woman destroyed by a harsh, man and machine dominated world
Jessie Mueller proves she's a triple threat talent as singer-singwriter Carole King . .
Chekhov's legacy of plays about trios of sistgers
stellar cast makes movie version of Pulitzer prize play oscar-worthy
