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Theater Critic Michael Bourne Reviews "Yes! Reflections of Molly Bloom""

Michael Bourne
Irish Repertory Theatre

June 16 was Bloomsday, the date when the events of the James Joyce novel Ulysses happened. At a variety of events in New York, the novel was celebrated and read aloud. Theater Critic Michael Bourne instead enjoyed the most famous pages of the novel on stage.

Yes! Reflections of Molly Bloom is playing at the Irish Repertory Theatre.

Click above to hear Michael's review.

Michael Bourne, who died on August 21, 2022, was a presence on the air at WBGO between the end of 1984 and the start of 2022 when he retired from full-time hosting duty. He is the host of the Singers Unlimited Podcast by WBGO Studios. Previously, he hosted the popular Singers Unlimited (1985-2022). He also hosted the equally popular Blues Break for several years. Michael is a senior contributor to Down Beat, with the magazine since 1969. Doctor Bourne earned a PhD in Theatre from Indiana University -- which comes in handy when he's a theatre critic for the WBGO Journal.