NEW YORK—The harsh realities of alcoholism and drug addiction is a strange choice for a musical, but writer Michael Levin makes a valiant effort with “Sober Songs,” currently at Theatre Row.
Once a week, a group of recovering alcoholics gather in a church basement in Brooklyn, New York. The meeting is run by the no-nonsense Cap (Bernard Holcomb), who has been sober since before the younger members were born. The group is like a family unit, with each member facing their daily struggle for sobriety while trying to reconcile past actions with attempts to begin anew.
