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Michael Sommers

April 3, 2019 8:45 pm

The Cradle Will Rock: A Proletarian Musical Looks Kind of Labored

David Garrison plays Mr. Mister in The Cradle Will Rock. Photo: Joan Marcus

★★☆☆☆ Director John Doyle scarcely does justice by Marc Blitzstein’s legendary 1937 musical

April 2, 2019 7:00 pm

Do You Feel Anger?: A Mildly Absurd Look at Misogyny on the Job

Tiffany Villarin, Megan Hill, Ugo Chukwu, and Justin Long in Do You Feel Anger? Photo: Carol Rosegg

★★★☆☆ A comedy about un-woke office jerks and the women who put up with them

March 31, 2019 7:38 pm

The White Devil: Stylishly Wicked Fun for Everyone

★★★★☆ Red Bull Theater restores a circa 1612 thriller to lusty life in modern dress

March 27, 2019 9:51 pm

Ain’t No Mo’: A Sharply Satirical Study in Black Manners and Matters

Jordan E. Cooper in Ain't No Mo. Photo: Joan Marcus

★★★★☆ The Public Theater unleashes a wildly serio-comical show about race

March 27, 2019 10:54 am

The Nature of Forgetting: A Memorable Show for Kids of All Ages

Guillaume Pige, riding the bike, heads Theatre Re's The Nature of Forgetting. Photo: Danilo Moroni

★★★★☆ London’s Theatre Re presents an uncommonly poignant and tender study in dementia

March 21, 2019 2:36 pm

I Married an Angel: Not Quite as Heavenly as Hoped

Phillip Attmore and Hayley Podschum tap away in I Married an Angel. Photo: Joan Marcus

★★★☆☆ A legendary Rodgers & Hart musical demands a higher ’30s style to get airborne

March 20, 2019 9:40 pm

Anything That Gives Off Light: A Hazy Study in Oppressive Economics

Jessica Almasy, Martin Donaghy, and Reuben Joseph perform Anything That Gives Off Light. Photo: Jeremy Daniel

★★☆☆☆ A metaphysical study in social significance suffers from a sea-change

March 18, 2019 10:00 pm

Nantucket Sleigh Ride: A Wild Trip To John Guare’s Magic (Realism) Kingdom

★★★☆☆ Jorge Luis Borges, Walt Disney, and a very large lobster pop up on a pointless journey

March 14, 2019 8:50 pm

Kiss Me, Kate: True to Cole Porter (and Shakespeare) in Their Fashion

James T. Lane (center) leads the "Too Darn Hot" number in Kiss Me, Kate. Photo: Joan Marcus

★★★★☆ Cole Porter and Kelli O’Hara make beautiful music together in a snappy revival

March 13, 2019 9:00 pm

Skinnamarink: Going on an Experimental Journey

Members of the Little Lord ensemble perform Skinnamarink. Photo: Maria Baranova

★★★☆☆ Little Lord’s latest work playfully digs at the roots of indoctrination

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Call Me Izzy: Jean Smart Extremely Smart in Smart Jamie Wax Character Study

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★★★★☆ Sarna Lapine directs the six-time Emmy winner soloing as a talented but oppressed trailer-park housewife

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