A car trip is an apt analogy for a play in which the metaphorical passengers of various familial relationships are packed together as closeness brings about arguments, frustrations, rivalries, detours, and disputes over which routes best to take.

Since 2013, when she began a series of occasional appearances on Inside Amy Schumer - command performances, really, for fan-and-supporter Schumer - Everett's been collaborating with more and more famous names.

After their rousing success last year with a stage adaptation of "Mudd's Women," Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock and the rest of the crew from the U.S.S. Enterprise will be beaming down for a return engagement to the Oasis.

The confused and confusing staging has many intelligent insights to offer, and the musical values remain high, but listeners must forgive or try to ignore an awful lot of visual interference to really hear the well-loved score.