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Michael Sommers

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

November 10, 2024 9:00 pm

Give Me Carmelita Tropicana!: Experimental Identities

★★★☆☆ Soho Rep exits its longtime home with an antic tribute to a downtown icon

November 8, 2024 9:59 pm

Gatz: Great Scott!

★★★★★ Elevator Repair Service’s remarkable word-for-word Fitzgerald staging returns to the Public

October 29, 2024 8:58 pm

Another Shot: When Harry Met Rehab

★★★☆☆ Dan Butler plays a nice guy who insists “I don’t need to quit drinking”

October 28, 2024 8:57 pm

In the Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot: Survivors, from Sarah Mantell

★★★☆☆ Blackburn prize-winner studies love in a dystopian climate

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