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Michael Sommers

March 10, 2019 8:45 pm

Be More Chill: Desperately (and Delightfully) Striving to Be Cool

George Salazar, Gerard Canonico, Will Roland (in the hoodie) and Stephanie Hsu are among the leads in Be More Chill. Photo: Maria Baranova

★★★★☆ A new cartoon musical delivers a story as timeless as “Faust” and twice as funny

March 5, 2019 8:01 pm

“Daddy”: More Splash Than Significance in Substance

Alan Cumming, Ronald Peet and Charlayne Woodard star in "Daddy." Photo: Matt Saunders

★★☆☆☆ Alan Cumming plays a sugar daddy in a play that nearly drowns in talk

March 3, 2019 9:00 pm

Dying in Boulder: Karma, Conflict, and Cultural Appropriation

Bernadette Quigley (laying down), Mallory Ann Wu, Fenton Li and Jan Leslie Harding in Dying in Boulder. Photo: Carlos Cardona

★★☆☆☆ A new play set in Colorado turns into a Rocky Mountain downer

February 28, 2019 9:55 pm

Superhero: A Capably Crafted New Musical That Resolutely Refuses to Fly

Kyle McArthur and Bryce Pinkham in Superhero. Photo: Joan Marcus

★★☆☆☆ Holy guacamole, Batman, how can these ace guys deliver such a dull show?

February 25, 2019 9:01 pm

Marys Seacole: Studying Maternal Cares Then and Now

Ismenia Mendes and Quincy Tyler Bernstine in Marys Seacole. Photo: Julieta Cervantes

★★★☆☆ Jackie Sibblies Drury centers her latest ambitious drama around caregivers of color

February 24, 2019 7:00 pm

Hurricane Diane: A Seductive Deity Materializes in Suburban New Jersey

Becca Blackwell and Michelle Beck in Hurricane Diane. Photo: Joan Marcus

★★★☆☆ Madeleine George delivers a divine (in more ways than one) comedy about climate change

February 20, 2019 7:00 pm

The Price of Thomas Scott: A Forgotten Dramatist Depicts a Tempting Offer

Tracy Sallows, Donald Corren, and Emma Geer in The Price of Thomas Scott. Photo: Todd Cerveris

★★★☆☆ The Mint unearths the first of several works by a neglected British playwright

February 13, 2019 9:30 pm

Bonnie’s Last Flight: A Misguided Journey to Nowhere

Barbara Walsh (center) leads the company of Bonnie's Last Flight. Photo: Shun Takino

★☆☆☆☆ A cool concept for a comedy about a plane trip proves to be a tedious time

February 12, 2019 8:56 pm

The Shadow of a Gunman: Sean O’Casey’s Seriocomic Saga of Dublin at War

Una Clancy, Robert Langdon Lloyd, Ed Malone, James Russell, and Meg Hennessy in The Shadow of a Gunman. Photo: Carol Rosegg

★★★★☆ The Irish Rep launches its three-show cycle of the playwright’s works with a winning revival

February 10, 2019 9:02 pm

The Light: Black #MeToo Arguments Blaze Away In a Timely New Drama

Mandi Madsen and McKinley Belcher III in The Light. Photo: Joan Marcus

★★★★☆ Playwright Loy A. Webb, director Logan Vaughn, and two fine actors deliver a hot he said/she said story

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