What did our critic think of NOLLYWOOD DREAMS at Round House? It's likely to be a crowd-pleaser, since it's from Jocelyn Bioh, who's earlier 'School Girls: Or, the African Mean Girls Play' was a hit at the Round House when it reopened following renovations in 2019. Read BWW's critic's review!
Throughout this play, Lynn Nottage explores the notion of intimacy in a multitude of ways, suggesting how different social classes, different ethnicities, and different sexes can connect, confide in, and also betray each other. Overall, “Intimate Apparel” is as meticulously crafted as its main character’s creations.
This story about a young Black seamstress struggling to make her way in 1905 New York is as gentle as it is persistent, and remains my favorite of Lynn Nottage's plays.
Northlight Theatre s pandemic-delayed revival of Lynn Nottage s lovingly crafted "Intimate Apparel" was worth the wait for Mildred Marie Langford s exquisite portrayal of a lonely, African American seamstress in 1905 Manhattan.