1,209 stories by "Elyse Sommer"
- a terrific cast, smart production, lots of word play but ultimately disappointing .
The much anticipated Far From Heaven musical while not heavenly, has a lot to makeit worth seeing, including a radiant Kelli O'Hara. &nbs…
The changes between the show's trial run at Williamstown and its arrival at Playwrights Horizon while not enormous, are substantial enough to make my second viewing a more emotionally compel…
-This production's new translation, songs and merger of the ancient and Kremlin revolutions have not prevented director BrianKulick and his actors from clearly taking us into Brecht's world …
Bashir Lazhar - The utter purity and poetry of this play that was the basis for an 84th Academy Award-nominated movie, Monsieur Lazhar. will linger long after the performance. . . ReaThough…
I completed my Russian Week -- first(Encores! revival of On the Town; then , Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 and and finally Richard Nelson's slow…
No contest when it comes to my most unusual theater experience of the week. . .the expanded version of the popoper Natasha, Pierre…
the hit pop-opera is the latest theatrical variation of the little engine that could. It's spread its creative wings and moved to a large, trendy new venue where it serves a tasty Russian me…
Things finally quieted down in terms of Broadway show openings which were top heavy on solo shows this year. But there was plenty to see off the main stem-- to wit&nb…
Encores! ends its season with the show that married ballet and jazz .
ou definitely do not have to be Indian to have a good time at this Bollywood spoof .
The king of the expressionist theatrical universe is back to puzzle and stimulate us . . Read More
While billed as a comedy this new play explores a serious and timely theme, the effect of a drastically changing workplace on American enterprise and on the lives of both its employers and w…
The one show this week that noone had anything but ecstatic praises for: Here Lies Loce-- the immersive musical about Imelda Marcos-- but mostly avou haci…
The last of this season's Tony award contenders have now opened. That included 3 more solo plays, with Alan Cummin'g' taking on all of M…
It's a circus! It's a Dance Feast! It's Fun .
he Divine Miss M is back on Broadway, looking and sounding like super agent Mengers, but that twinkle in the eyes is pure Midler.
Orphans - The cliche "better late than never" certainly applies to the belated Broadway debut of Lyle Kessler's much produced play, especially with its three orphans outstandi…
Despite the crush of Broadway shows opening in hopes of nabbing Tony awards, there's no shortage of interesting happening off the main d…
The cliche "better late than never" certainly applies to the belated Broadway debut of Lyle Kessler's much produced play, especially with its three orphans outstandingly portrayed by Alec Ba…
Two parties, two decades apart, at which those assembled in a spacious Central Park West apartment to rejoice in the Amen moment when life's complicated times can be forgotten long enough fo…
Given the success of Clifford Odets' Golden Boy and The Big Knife's cult film status, it's understandable why the Roundabout Company has revived it hoping to give it the stage success that o…
The very, very British musical has landed on Broadway with all its deliciously scary snap, crackle and pop in place.
New York Off-Broadway Finks - Joe Gilford's play about his parents is often funny, generally moving and has an ending that leaves the audience feeling satisfied and just a bit nervous . . …
Kinky Boots
Lucky Guy Consider yourself a lucky guy or gal if you nab a ticket for Nora Ephron 's new (and sad to say, last) play which gives Tom a good chance to put a Tony next to his O…
