Review: Hadestown at Walter Kerr Theatre
At once contemporary and timeless, romantic without being sappy, sad but not macabre, Hadestown is a wonderful piece of work. The music swings as the songs cultivate real, moving drama ...
The Trouble With Timbers
Alex Timbers may feel you did not fully appreciate Rocky: Das Musical. In 2013, when Alex Timbers was handed the huge budget of a Rocky stage musical (and the playground of ...
A Contemplation of Design
As the meltdown over the removal of the Les Miserables revolve has taught us, audiences care about design (and possibly they also hold onto the past a little too tightly). Far ...
Review: Betrayal at Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
What most struck me about this production of Harold Pinter’s Betrayal, is how much it reminded me of another star-powered Pinter production that grazed Broadway in 2015--Old Times. The staging ...
Review: Ain't Too Proud at Imperial Theatre
To date, there have been a total of twenty-four members of The Temptations; the greatest rhythm and blues group of Motown Records’ golden era. But Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and ...
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Review: The Rose Tattoo at American Airlines Theatre
American Airlines Theatre
Big on comedy, lacking in nuance, this production of Tennessee Williams' play fails to interweave the tragedy underlining the characters. Alison Walls reviews.
16 October
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Exeunt NYC Recommends: October 2019
From Tina Turner to Tony Kushner, there's something to suit every taste this month.
29 September
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Review: Little Shop of Horrors and The Light in the Piazza in Los Angeles
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Two musical revivals in Los Angeles don't live up to their material, but Mj Rodriguez delivers a stunning performance at the Pasadena Playhouse. Lane Williamson reviews.
16 October
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Review: The Wrong Man at MCC
Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space
While the musical's book has problems, this new show from songwriter Ross Golan boasts a strong cast and addictive score. Ayanna Prescod reviews.
16 October
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Review: Soft Power at The Public Theater
Public Theater
David Henry Hwang turns a real life attack and a shocking election into a shimmering musical that looks at US-Chinese relations with a wink and a dance break. Juliet Hindell reviews.
15 October
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Review: Nothing Gold Can Stay at the A.R.T./New York Theatres
ART/New York
Peter Mark Kendall delivers a "quiet, humane" performance in this otherwise tonally-confused play. Joey Sims reviews.
11 October
Features
Patrick Maley
Finding Community with ShakesBEER
8 years of Shakespearean pubcrawls has taught the artists behind ShakesBEER a lot. Patrick Maley explores the history of this NYC tradition.
Exeunt Staff
Exeunt NYC Recommends: September 2019
From British imports on Broadway to experimental art downtown, Exeunt NYC recommends it all and more this September.
Joey Sims
The Trouble With Timbers
Can Alex Timbers find the heart in his shows? Joey Sims ponders Timbers' recent Broadway outings.
Exeunt Staff
A Contemplation of Design
Our critics share their thoughts and feelings about theater design.
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Review: Terra Firma at the Baruch Performing Arts Center
Baruch Performing Arts Center
The COOP's inaugural production uses the true story of a sovereign state in the North Sea as a microcosm of environmental woes. Ran Xia reviews.
11 October
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Review: Heroes of the Fourth Turning at Playwrights Horizons
Playwrights Horizons
Playwright Will Arbery admirably endeavors to craft a nuanced portrait of conservative Catholicism, but the result is a facile exploration of religious and political tribalism. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
7 October
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Review: Dublin Carol at Irish Repertory Theatre
Irish Repertory Theatre
While not his finest work, this penetrating portrait of a shattered man by Conor McPherson gets an empathetic production. Patrick Maley reviews.
7 October
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Review: White Noise at NYU Skirball
NYU Skirball Center
Daniel Fish's adaptation of Don DeLillo's novel is more focused on the "tapestry of the book's language" than conveying its plot. Lane Williamson reviews.
30 September
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Exeunt NYC Recommends: Summer 2019
Forget the beach! There's plenty to see on and off Broadway this summer. Exeunt NYC's critics clue you in on the hottest openings between now and the end of August.
4 June
Patrick Maley
Dublin Saturday: A Day with Sean O’Casey
Three productions of Sean O'Casey's plays at the Irish Rep showcase his genius. Pat Maley soaks them all in in one day.
28 March
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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.
24 February
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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.