1,209 stories by "Elyse Sommer"
- Despite the darkness of these characters' lives and the situation, Conor McPherson's play is richly spiced with humor
Madeleine George certainly has come up with an at once fun and thought provoking if imperfect conceit .
A gorgeous Amy Irving to provide a modicum of text, a pair of New York's American ballet theater dancers to execute Martha Clarke's sensual as ever and literature inspired choreography! What…
It's back to WASP country and the 1952's in A. R. Gurney's new play at the Flea
Terrence McNally has clearly had a grand time stuffing his whirlwind romp through centuries of theatrical history with sly allusions and amusing dialogue. . . Read More
August Wilson's scattershot autobiographical monologue enlivened by Ruben Santiago-Hudson's vibrant persona.
Richard Nelson completes his plays about the Apple family in tandem with inrep production of the three leading up to this highly emotional finale.
Amanda Peet's entertaining debut play at MTC's City Center Main Stage deals with much the same issues as those explored in in Dennis Kelly's Taking Care of Baby at the neighboring smaller st…
Dennis Kelly has "Americanized" his play for its off-Broadway premiere which benefits from a top drawer cast. .
- A hilariously macabre and deliciously tuneful musical has landed on Broadway. It's a sure-fire Tony award collector . . . Read More
William Finn and James Lapine have musicalized the movie about the dysfunctional Hoover family. The 2nd Stage production is vastly revamped from its California premiere
- that is the question especially in a Bard Storming season.
Samuel Beckett's rarely seen radio play gets a theatricalized treatment and has Dame Eileen Atkins and Sir Michael Gambon aboad to give it star powerered buzz
Each play stands on its own. . .but seeing both is a hard to miss treat
Bruce Norris's take on the political adulterer's confessional is enlivened by a terrific cast and dialogue .
Murder and drugs (more unusually imbibed than you're likely to have ever seen) heighten the macabre shenanigans of Beth Henley's new play at the New Group .
The piano playing duo's Agatha Christie spoof gets a second life at New World Stages . .
This season a group of Powerhouse Brits are doubling the event-ability of Shakespeare, Pinter and Beckett with in-rep productions. But event-ability isn't strictly a Broadway thing.
While Craig is the ticket selling magnet, and both he and Rachel Weisz are excellent, the truly unforgettable character here is Rafe Spall as Jerry, the man sharing seven years of illicit af…
Welcome to New York, Dr. Ruth! That is, Debra Jo Rush in her endearing portrayal of the 4'7" dynamo with the German-French-Israeli accent best known for her witty sound bites about any and a…
The Foundry Theatre's brilliantly inventive production is giving a larger audience a chane to contemplate how to help good people everywhere to a happy end " and as part of that process seei…
No chance that any New Yorker claiming "with-it-ry"credentials would be caught unable to make a few choice comments about Daniel Craig's performance.
Sharr White's Americanized Chekhovian familial drama is underscored by broader world in disarray and marks a welcome return to the stage by Mary-Louise Parker . . .
John Kander and Greg Pierce's first collaboration is a trio of loosely connected stories that could use more songs. Effectively staged and well performed, especially by David Hyde Pierce.
Book writer-lyricist Lisa Kron and composer Jeanine Tesori have turned Alison Bechdel's graphic book into an unusual and well worth seeing musical.'. . . Read More
