Friday Links

Buried under another deadline avalanche, so here are some stray links:

• Dominique Morisseau challenges the default whiteness of character breakdowns.
  
• One of the first reviews of Sondheim's lyric-anthology sequel is hearteningly circumspect.
  
• I'm a fan of Show Showdown, but reviewing a play in previews and giving spoilers seems over the line.
  
• Jason Zinoman's persuasive case for Lobby Hero calls to mind the weirdly vicious reception it got on the West Coast (and my take on a later revival).
  
• Laura Eason's Tom Sawyer goes up in Denver.
  
• Optimizing Brel.