1,209 stories by "Elyse Sommer"
The terrific Carey Mulligan makes a strong case for theatricality of Ingmar Bergman's 1961 film
The name Rachel Crothers is unlikely to ring a bell with most modern theater goers, a situation once again changed with a mint revival by the Mint Theater . . .
though "brevity is the soul of wit" is not an adage Tony Kushner tends to follow for his own plays, his take of Corneille's 5-act drama spins out over a fast-paced, easy to follow two hours …
The Public Theater (will begin previews on Monday, June 6 for the 2011 Shakespeare in the Park summer season featuring MEASURE FOR MEASURE, directed by David Esbjornson, and ALL'S WELL THAT …
a Curtainup Book Review especially for Shakespeare fans. . .and those who are on the fence about all the Bardolatry. . .
Daniel Goldfarb's play views the to be or not to be a parent question as a damned-if-you do and damned-if you don't situation though he does stack the deck in favor of one . . .
At at time when bad things keep happening to good people, you could do worse than watch mean schemes crash, a villainess turn heroine, and a potential victim really turn into a lucky guy. .
The best thing about Jonathan Marc Sherman's play now part of the Public's wonderfully affordable LAB series is that Bob Dishy, who was in the Williamstown premiere, is again on board
Austin Pendleton has trimmed Shaw's Candida to accommodate music, so much so that it comes off as a play version of Condensed Reader's Digest Book
Lynn Nottage's clever script is full to the brim with acting opportunities, hilarious scenes and imaginative stagecraft, all of which are fully realized under Joe Bonney's direction. . .
Ronan Noone's black a comedy paints an unflinching portrait of a contemporary American heartland that sustains itself with shoddy dreams, frayed moral values and with delusions of grandeur .…
despite taking too much time to tell its story while not taking the time to clarify the erudite historic references, this is a play that no Tony Kushner fan or serious drama enthusiast will …
Donna Murphy's terrific performance can't overcome the fact that this show's too sketchily constructed libretto is a let down even if you've been maneuvered into shedding a few tears
Unlike so many agitprop dramas which tend to be of the moment, this one lives on as a full-blown tragedy with the added parallels to world events that cry for leaders unafraid to speak ou
Terrific performances from Ben Stiller, Edie Falco and Jennifer Jason Leigh, as well as support players Christopher Abbott and Alison Pill, can't rescue this darker than ever comedy from bei…
There's a newgorgeous blonde doing an unmissable rendition of "Anything Goes." This one is Nina Arianda who plays Billie Dawn in Garson Kanin's 1949 comedy . . .
As the anti-heroic Johnny "Rooster" Byron is a Pied Piper for the teenaged children of the conventional home owners near his outlaw dwelling, so his interpreter, Mark Rylance, is also the Pi…
Christopher Shinn's 10th play is about an actor who catches the gold ring on tinsel town's merry-go-round. To make the film he's picked to star in, he must allow the director to pick his bra…
to paraphrase Albert's exultant "What a team we make! Albert and Joey together for ever" . . . What a team the people involved in this unique show make! I'll remember it for ever -- and so w…
David Greenspan has written himself a whimsical play about a long dead Greek chorus boy who turns into a sort of good fairy to a gathering of modern thespians. . .
The conversations between Stephen Adly Guirgis's drug and alcohol addicted Romeo and Juliet drop enough F-bombs to make David Mamet's dialogue seem the work of a choir boy
while not offering any new insights into the Middle East troubles, this play about Palestinian refugees does have a touching, universal heartbeat.
though Aaron Tveit has the voice to get this musicaliced caper airborne, it's only when Norbert Leo Butz's modern day Jarvert is on stage, that this show gains altitude. . . .
This revival of Cole Porter's tuneful, danceable show is not just "so easy to love" but impossible not to love. . .
Michael Frayn's elegantly structured 4-character 1984 play is still relevant . . .
