466 stories by "Michael Sommers"
★★★ Jorge Luis Borges, Walt Disney, and a very large lobster pop up on a pointless journey
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★★★★ Cole Porter and Kelli O'Hara make beautiful music together in a snappy revival
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★★★ Little Lord's latest work playfully digs at the roots of indoctrination
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★★★★ A new cartoon musical delivers a story as timeless as "Faust" and twice as funny
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★★ Alan Cumming plays a sugar daddy in a play that nearly drowns in talk
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★★ A new play set in Colorado turns into a Rocky Mountain downer
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★★ Holy guacamole, Batman, how can these ace guys deliver such a dull show?
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★★★ Jackie Sibblies Drury centers her latest ambitious drama around caregivers of color
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★★★ Madeleine George delivers a divine (in more ways than one) comedy about climate change
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★ A cool concept for a comedy about a plane trip proves to be a tedious time
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★★★★ The Irish Rep kicks off its three-show cycle of the playwright's works with a winning revival
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★★★★ Playwright Loy A. Webb, director Logan Vaughn, and two fine actors deliver a hot he said/she said story
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Classic Stage offers two Strindberg plays in separate productions, one more august than the other
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★★★ A gentle new comedy-drama explores mother-daughter-sister relationships
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★★ Stephen Belber's latest drama shuffles through a tiresome heap of cliches
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★★ Jessica Dickey's latest play scarcely achieves its intriguing possibilities
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★★★ A curmudgeonly humorist stands up to gripe about various aspects of our polarized society
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★★★★ A writer provides a tender account of his wife, who did more than merely face up to cancer
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★★★ A trio of new plays presents a Hitler apologist, a bad date, and one self-absorbed heart-breaker
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★★ Even the typically combustible Marin Ireland can't strike many sparks from a sparsely dramatized story
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★★★ The "Be More Chill" choreographer delivers a new dance drama with a vintage story and a modern score
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★★★★ The Trocks spin back for the holidays as en pointe entertaining as ever
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★★ Former rivals Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken get together to vocalize holiday songs
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★★★★ Playwright Lynn Nottage's lighter side is nicely served by Signature Theatre's revival
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★★ Steamy sex scenes evaporate into hot air in newcomer Jeremy O. Harris' debut drama
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