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I Need That
Broadway, Roundabout at the American Airlines / Todd Haimes Theatre

Reviewed by David Kaufman

BOTTOM LINE: Theresa Rebeck's light-hearted new play about a hoarder focuses on how our ties to those we love can lead to...a lot of stuff.

When you enter the Roundabout’s American Airlines Theatre, a stage curtain depicts an aerial view of New Jersey homes. It’s the last uncluttered view we have before the curtain rises to an aptly busy set winningly designed by Alexander Dodge, and may be familiar to anyone who has watched an episode of Hoarders, or who saw a production of Richard Greenberg's The Dazzle back in 2002....

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