NEW YORK—Mike Birbiglia wants to talk to you about his couch. Well, not only about that. Although how this inanimate piece of furniture becomes a quasi-sentient longtime companion does serve as the starting point for “The New One,” Birbiglia’s hilarious, intimate, and very heartwarming one-man Broadway show.
“The New One,” as quickly becomes obvious, is all about lifestyle change. Specifically, what happens when a person, in this case Birbiglia, who’s never wanted to become a father, is suddenly faced with the possibility of starting a family.
