A Dialogue on Dialogues
In the wake of Ben Brantley and Jesse Green’s much-discussed joint review of King Kong, Exeunt NYC’s staff gathered to consider the virtues and drawbacks of a form the site ...
Review: White Noise at the Public Theater
White noise: a combination of frequencies that combine to produce an auditory neutral, a shield against other, more distracting sounds. White noise: a sleep aid. White noise: static, the nagging, ...
Review: Fleabag at SoHo Playhouse
It’s possible you haven’t heard of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and you might wonder how her American stage debut Fleabag, at SoHo Playhouse through April 14, sold out its entire run before ...
Review: Be More Chill at Lyceum Theatre
Be More Chill is a PSA on not to take the pill that will implant a snarky supercomputer in your brain—even if it tells you how to be cool. You ...
Review: Nantucket Sleigh Ride at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre
If you can tell your sperm whale from your humpback, you’ll likely know that a “Nantucket sleigh ride” is whaling slang for what happens when a harpooned whale speeds off ...
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Review: Benny & Joon at Paper Mill Playhouse
Paper Mill Playhouse
A musical adaptation of the 1993 Johnny Depp film makes some improvements to the characters, but still doesn't sing. Lane Williamson reviews.
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Exeunt NYC Recommends: April
Daniel Fish and Heidi Schreck make it to Broadway, while Ivo van Hove and Enda Walsh take Brooklyn by storm. Our critics recommend all that and more this April.
28 March
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Review: Plano at the Connelly Theater
Connelly Theater
Will Arbery's play brings the laughs alongside the panic attack. Joey Sims reviews.
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Review: 17 Border Crossings at New York Theatre Workshop
New York Theatre Workshop
Thaddeus Phillips plays an unnamed traveler as well as everyone he encounters crossing the titular seventeen borders in this tour de force solo play. Alicia Kort reviews.
17 April
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Review: Norma Jeane Baker of Troy at The Shed
The Shed
An office worker dictates a play about Marilyn Monroe and Helen of Troy in Anne Carson's dazzling "experimental hybrid of forms." Maya Phillips reviews.
17 April
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Review: Socrates at the Public Theater
Public Theater
Tim Blake Nelson delivers an "utterly confounding" play about the Greek philosopher that features a powerful performance from Michael Stuhlbarg in the title role. Juliet Hindell reviews.
17 April
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Exeunt NYC Recommends: March
Glenda Jackson's Lear, the latest from wunderkind Jeremy O. Harris, and the New York debut of Phoebe Waller-Bridge: all that and more are coming up this March.
Jess Barbagallo
Up in the Air with Bonnie’s Last Flight
Eliza Bent's audacious work embraces puns and play. With her new show taking flight this month, Jess Barbagallo observes and reports.
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Exeunt NYC Recommends: February
New musicals arrive on Broadway, a neglected Swedish master gets his due, and Dionysus becomes Diane. All that and more this February in New York!
Nicole Serratore
Review Round-Up: An Exponential Festival Sampler
At the 4th annual Exponential Festival, Nicole Serratore finds frequent laughs and is only mildly hostile about taking off her shoes.
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Review: Mrs. Murray’s Menagerie at Ars Nova at Greenwich House
Greenwich House
A deep dive into The Mad Ones' latest outing: a group of strangers assemble to offer opinions on a children's television show and reveal the subtleties of human interaction. Teresa Kilzi reviews.
10 April
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Review: Dad in a Box at HERE Arts Center
HERE Arts Center
Kev Berry gets angry and grapples with questions of artistic responsibility.
10 April
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Review: The Cradle Will Rock at Classic Stage Company
Classic Stage Company
John Doyle's signature minimalism fails to amplify the storytelling in this revival of Marc Blitzstein's satirical play in music. Lane Williamson reviews.
10 April
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Review: Ain’t No Mo’ at the Public Theater
Public Theater
This world premiere of Jordan E. Cooper's play offers an uncompromising critique of race in America. Patrick Maley reviews.
8 April
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Exeunt NYC Recommends: Winter
Broadway and music and festivals -- oh my! New York has it all this winter, and our critics share their top picks for December and January.
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A Dialogue on Dialogues
Our critics discuss the merit of dialogue reviews, the New York Times experimenting with them, and King Kong.
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Exeunt NYC Recommends: November
Timely and topical plays debut on and off Broadway this November. A bit farther uptown, a Puccini masterpiece returns to the Metropolitan Opera for its hundredth anniversary. Our staff recommend all that and more!