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: 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Reviews
Review: Evita at New York City Center
New York City Center
Director Sammi Cannold's vision works overtime to erase some of the ingrained misogyny in this classic musical. It's mostly successful and features a revelatory performance from Solea Pfeiffer. Lane Williamson reviews.
19 November
Features
Theatre Row Makes Space For The Kitchen Sink
Theatre Row gets reinvented with new residencies, a staff change, and a facelift. Joey Sims investigates these changes.
19 November
Reviews
Review: Tina: The Tina Turner Musical at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
A high energy performance from Adrienne Warren and delectable choreography provide the dazzle in this biographical musical. Ayanna Prescod reviews.
18 November
Reviews
Review: Seared at Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space
Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space
Live cooking notwithstanding, Theresa Rebeck's newest play serves a plateful of stale tropes and underseasoned ideas about masculinity. Teresa Kilzi reviews.
16 November
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Review: Fires in the Mirror at Signature Theatre
Pershing Square Signature Center
Anna Deveare Smith was one of the creators of verbatim theater. Maya Phillips finds the fire of her 1992 play still intact in this revival performed by Michael Benjamin Washington.
13 November
Reviews
Review: The Black History Museum…According to the United States of America at HERE
HERE Arts Center
This immersive theater piece tackles the weight of 400 years of black American history with both humor and horror. Loren Noveck reviews.
10 November
Features
Exeunt Staff
Exeunt NYC Recommends: November 2019
This November, Alanis is on Broadway. Samuel D. Hunter is at Lincoln Center. And Dolly's back in town (well, sort of). Check out our critics' picks!
Exeunt Staff
Exeunt NYC Recommends: October 2019
From Tina Turner to Tony Kushner, there's something to suit every taste this month.
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.
Reviews
Review: User Not Found at BAM Greene Grape Annex
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Dante or Die's immersive, site-specific solo play is a powerful meditation on technology and mortality. Lane Williamson reviews.
9 November
Reviews
Review: Dr. Ride’s American Beach House at Greenwich House
Greenwich House
A sly, subtle trip through repressed queer desire gives a peek at the orbits of women around each other. Nicole Serratore reviews.
8 November
Reviews
Review: Cyrano at Daryl Roth Theatre
Daryl Roth Theatre
Even with a musical team from the band The National and Peter Dinklage, do we need another Cyrano? Jordan Teicher ponders.
7 November
Reviews
Review: Now Serving: A Guide to Aesthetic Etiquette in Four Courses at The Collapsable Hole
The Collapsable Hole
A wild dinner party skewers misogyny – quite literally – in Radiohole's new play. Juliet Hindell reviews.
5 November
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The Trouble With Timbers
Can Alex Timbers find the heart in his shows? Joey Sims ponders Timbers' recent Broadway outings.
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A Contemplation of Design
Our critics share their thoughts and feelings about theater design.
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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.
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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.