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Lovers of Chick Flicks Should Be Drawn to Delia Ephron’s Rhapsodic, Autobiographical ‘Left on Tenth’ 

Director Susan Stroman’s signature is joy, and she draws on her extensive background with musicals to enhance fanciful flourishes that by turns underline and mitigate the play’s sentimentality.

Joan Marcus
Peter Gallagher and Julianna Margulies in 'Left on Tenth.' Joan Marcus
ELYSA GARDNER
ELYSA GARDNER

For those who wish that more chick flicks, particularly those focusing on chicks who are no longer spring chickens, were adapted for the stage, have I got a show for you.

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ELYSA GARDNER
ELYSA GARDNER

Ms. Gardner has written about theater and music for The New York Times, The Village Voice, Town and Country, Time Out New York, Entertainment Weekly and other publications. She is a board member of the Drama Desk and has served on the jury for the Pulitzer Prize for drama twice, most recently as chair.

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