Loy A. Webb's new play "The Light" @mcctheater is a terrific, timely and important play given a great production that features excellent acting, and expert direction/staging. MCC fittingly inaugurates its beautiful smaller theater with this fine work. Highly recommended.
Sorry to report that Fiasco Theater's revival of Stephen Sondheim's "Merrily We Roll Along" at Roundabout Theatre is a misconceived revival with acting that is too forced and singing that ranges from middling to painfully bad. I have seen many productions of this show, but this was the worst I have seen to date. The cuts to the show here eliminate the necessary emotion I have felt in other productions of this less than perfect show that is graced with a beautiful score.
The New Group and Vineyard Theatre's new co-produced off-Broadway Jeremy O. Harris play "Daddy" raises some intriguing issues, but it fails to address them in a convincing way. The physical production is great, but the inconsistent acting and writing drag this way too long 3 hour play down. On the bright side, actress Charlayne Woodard as the lead character's mother is great, as usual.
Terrell Alvin McCraney's #ChoirBoyMTC @MTC_NYC on Broadway is much flashier & more populated/ choreographed than its more focused off-Broadway premiere. It makes the play louder and more entertaining, but detracts from the play's serious themes.
