‘Birthday Candles’ Review: Another Year, Another Cake, Another Profundity Debra Messing expounds on the preciousness of life in a production that aspires to convey eloquent whimsy, but too often feels methodically sentimental.
Debra Messing Can Age Easily in ‘Birthday Candles.’ It’s Baking That’s Hard. An actress with an obsessive work ethic, Messing is learning to make a cake onstage in “Birthday Candles” on Broadway.