Howard Miller takes a look at Napoli, Brooklyn:
Meghan Kennedy's immigrant family drama Napoli, Brooklyn, opening tonight at the Roundabout's Laura Pels Theatre, contains a number of emotionally-charged and dramatically explosive moments (including a startlingly literal one) that will undoubtedly set your heart thumping and your adrenaline flowing. But the play overall is suggestive of the title of Ms. Kennedy's previous outing for the Roundabout: Too Much, Too Much, Too Many. There is too much going on, too much stereotyping, and too many characters who exist solely to make a thematic point. . . . |
