Love, Loss and What I Wore

 Love, Loss and What I Wore, adapted by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron from the book by Ilene Beckerman, is a narrative, read and acted by five women about the foibles and interactions between girls and their mothers, their romances and passages in life, all tied to clothing. The stories are universal; the actresses are accomplished and charming. They have a rotating cast, and my night had Carol Kane Lucy DeVito, Katie Finneran, Capathia Jenkins and Natasha Lyonne -- all filled with sparks of life, all ringing true.

Clearly directed by Karen Carpenter, it is observational humor at a high level, with special resonance for a father of four daughters. People laugh at two things: recognition and incongruity, and I recognized an awful lot.