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Reviews for Come Back, Little Sheba

By Amy Somensky Jan 25, 2008, 16:48 GMT

Lola is a faded beauty queen trapped in a lonely marriage to Doc, a recovering alcoholic on the brink of relapse. When a pretty young woman becomes a boarder in their cluttered Midwest home, their lives are unsettled as unspoken passions rise to the surface. As the emptiness of their marriage is laid bare, can they find their way back to each other or will they be undone?

Lola is a faded beauty queen trapped in a lonely marriage to Doc, a recovering alcoholic on the brink of relapse. When a pretty young woman becomes a boarder in their cluttered Midwest home, their lives are unsettled as unspoken passions rise to the surface. As the emptiness of their marriage is laid bare, can they find their way back to each other or will they be undone? ...more

New York: Here is a selection of reviews for the MTC production of Come Back, Little Sheba:

Variety
Theatermania
Newsday
NY Times
NY Post
NY Sun

Headlining the play is S. Epatha Merkerson starring as Lola. Joining her is Kevin Anderson as Doc, Zoe Kazan as Marie, Brian J. Smith as Turk, and Brenda Wehle as Mrs. Coffman. The rest of the cast includes Joseph Adams, Daniel Damon Joyce, Lyle Kanous, Keith Randolph Smith, and Matthew J. Williamson.

The creative team includes set design by James Noone, costume design by Jennifer Von Mayrhauser, lighting design by Jane Cox, sound design by Obadiah Eaves, original music by Peter Golub, fight direction by J. David Brimmer, and direction by Michael Pressman.

In the production, Lola is a faded beauty queen trapped in a lonely marriage to Doc, a recovering alcoholic on the brink of relapse. When a pretty young woman becomes a boarder in their cluttered Midwest home, their lives are unsettled as unspoken passions rise to the surface. As the emptiness of their marriage is laid bare, can they find their way back to each other or will they be undone?

For Come Back, Little Sheba tickets visit www.manhattantheatreclub.org.



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