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12 December 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Slave Play at New York Theatre Workshop
New York Theatre Workshop ⋄ 9th -30th December 2018
By Alison Walls
Explicit, provocative, and rich with intentional ambiguity, Jeremy O. Harris’s Slave Play mixes shocked laughter with deep discomfort.
25 November 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: What To Send Up When It Goes Down at A.R.T./New York Theatres
ART/New York ⋄ 11th November to 8th December 2018
By Alison Walls
Aleshea Harris’s new play is socially-critical theater with an engaged, energized cast.
12 November 2018
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: King Kong at Broadway Theatre
Broadway Theatre ⋄ 5th October 2018 - 14th April 2019
By Alison Walls
New giant ape musical is bizarre, messy, and excessive, but never quite satisfying as a whole. Alison Walls reviews.
8 October 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Oklahoma! at St. Ann’s Warehouse
St. Ann's Warehouse ⋄ 27 September - 11 November
By Alison Walls
Director Daniel Fish and company bring a bright clarity and an aching desire to this classic American musical. Alison Walls reviews.
20 August 2018
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Gettin’ the Band Back Together at Belasco Theatre
Belasco Theatre ⋄ 19th July - 14th July 2019
By Alison Walls
Moments of comedy and a talented cast cannot make this regressive and generic Broadway musical vital. Alison Walls reviews.
24 May 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: She-She-She at Actors Fund Arts Center
21st May - 2nd June 2018
By Alison Walls
Hook & Eye takes inspiration from Eleanor Roosevelt’s women’s work camps. Alison Walls reviews.
25 April 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Seagullmachine at La MaMa Ellen Stewart Theater
La MaMa Ellen Stewart Theater ⋄ To 5th May 2018
By Alison Walls
The Assembly tries to make sense of Hamlet, Chekhov and Heiner Müller. Alison Walls reviews.
12 April 2018
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Mean Girls at August Wilson Theatre
August Wilson Theatre ⋄ 8th April 2018 – March 31st 2019
By Alison Walls
A screen-to-stage adaptation by Tina Fey keeps much of the original’s sweet charm and incisive comedy. Alison Walls reviews.
5 March 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Folk Wandering at A.R.T./New York Theaters
ART/New York ⋄ 4th - 25th March 2018
By Alison Walls
Alison Walls reviews Jaclyn Backhaus and Andrew Neisler’s nostalgic tribute to America’s pioneering spirit.