An ERSTWHILE by any other name would still smell as sweet. The clock is counting down, the stakes are high, and what is a playwright like Lipschutz to do but raise them higher??! More plays/movies about heists should end this way. Warms hearts even as it pilfers them.

Silly! Ridiculous! Adorable! I can't think of a worse time for a love confession, and yet I was rooting for these two! The ticking clock kept things tense, raising the stakes while it boosted the comedy. The silly names (and the SONNET, oh my GOD!) were just the delicious, criminal icing on this hilarious cake of a play. This one absolutely made me smile!

Lipshutz had me with the goofball names and it only got better from there. Charming. What a heist!