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Michael Sommers

January 26, 2025 7:19 pm

Cymbeline: Shakespeare Lite, more easily rephrased than actually done

★★☆☆☆ NAATCO stages a pleasant if patchy all-female, all-Asian American revival

January 12, 2025 11:17 pm

Old Cock: Fowl Doings all the Way from Portugal

★★★☆☆ Robert Schenkkan’s semi-satirical historical study appears Under the Radar

December 20, 2024 1:35 pm

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo: Gives you the “Wilis” and more

★★★★☆ Program A features a spooky Giselle plus a bright new Balanchine tribute

December 16, 2024 7:57 pm

Eureka Day: Woke’s the Word in Jonathan Spector’s Timely Comedy

★★★★★ Bill Irwin, Jessica Hecht and company bring great distinction to the Broadway season

December 12, 2024 9:56 pm

Cult of Love: They’ll Be Home for Christmas, If Not So Dreamily

Chris Lowell, Barbie Ferreira, Roberta Colindrez, Rebecca Henderson, Christopher Sears, Shailene Woodley, Mare Winningham and David Rasche in Cult of Love. Photo: Joan Marcus

★★★☆☆ Zachary Quinto heads the ensemble for Leslye Headland’s new play

November 24, 2024 10:00 pm

We Are Your Robots: “What do you want, my human friends?”

★★★☆☆ Ethan Lipton and cohorts musically ponder artificial intelligence and other smart matters

November 21, 2024 8:54 pm

The Blood Quilt: Piecing Together a Black Family’s History

★★★☆☆ Lincoln Center Theater produces Katori Hall’s tasty though overstuffed drama

November 20, 2024 6:57 pm

Babe: Sex, Rock and Gen Z in a Tik-Tok Workplace

★★★★☆ Marisa Tomei heads The New Group’s smart staging of Jessica Goldberg’s drama

November 14, 2024 10:55 pm

Tammy Faye: Brit Tuner Sings the Red, White and Boo-Hoo Blues

★★☆☆☆ Elton John’s uninspired score scarcely uplifts a new bio-musical

November 12, 2024 1:57 pm

Maybe Happy Ending: Beguiling Musical Charmer from Korea

★★★★☆ Darren Criss and Helen J Shen star in a bittersweet new musical about bots in love

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