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Summer 1976 is Brilliantly Acted but Still Falls Short
April 26, 2023, 1:04.52 am ET
Photo: Joan Marcus
Brian Scott Lipton
“People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you figure out which one it is, you will know what to do for each person,” starts a famous, anonymously written poem. Admittedly, these lines (and that life situation) are something almost all of us can relate to -- a fact that playwright David Auburn seems to be counting on in our reaction to his less-than-satisfying two-hander “Summer, 1976,” now debuting at Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Continue reading...
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