Ivo van Hove brings fresh eyes to West Side Story in this video-heavy production and with it makes something wholly original. Lane Williamson shakes off van Hove fatigue and finds pleasure again in van Hove’s work.
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27 February 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Dana H. at the Vineyard Theatre
Vineyard Theatre ⋄ Through March 29
By Lane Williamson
A verbatim play about the abduction of Lucas Hnath’s mother raises questions of authorship, while still delivering quite a wallop of a story. Lane Williamson reviews.
23 February 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Mack & Mabel at New York City Center
19 January - 23 January
By Lane Williamson
Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart’s musical about Mack Sennett and Mabel Normand is revived by Encores! but its composer looms large and its main character is intolerable. Lane Williamson reviews.
17 February 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Jeremy Jordan at Feinstein’s/54 Below
54 Below ⋄ February 12-February 29
By Lane Williamson
Jeremy Jordan bares his soul in a new cabaret show dedicated to unpacking the past and making room for the future. Lane Williamson reviews.
5 February 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Medea at the BAM Harvey Theater
BAM Harvey Theatre ⋄ January 12 - March 8
By Lane Williamson
Simon Stone turns Euripides’ “Medea” to ash and Rose Byrne crawls from the flames in a reworking at BAM. Lane Williamson reviews.
21 January 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Others at Loading Dock Theatre
Loading Dock ⋄ 16 January - 18 January
By Lane Williamson
A silent film rendered on stage by live bodies can’t achieve the effects of its source medium. Lane Williamson reviews.
20 January 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Beth Leavel at Feinstein’s/54 Below
54 Below ⋄ 14 January - 20 January
By Lane Williamson
The Tony-winning powerhouse shows why she’s a star in this intimate celebration of her career at Feinstein’s/54 Below. Lane Williamson reviews.
12 January 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Falling for Make Believe at Joe’s Pub
Joe's Pub ⋄ January 8-17
By Lane Williamson
Ryan J. Haddad performs a cabaret about the theatre troupe he founded as a child. It’s a song for little boys who love musicals and the families who support them. Lane Williamson reviews.
26 December 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Judgment Day at Park Avenue Armory
Park Avenue Armory ⋄ 5 December - 10 January
By Lane Williamson
Park Avenue Armory presents a commissioned work from Richard Jones, director of 2017’s smash production of “The Hairy Ape”, but the equation of that success doesn’t add up here. Lane Williamson reviews.
3 December 2019
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: The Inheritance at Barrymore Theatre
Barrymore Theatre ⋄ 27th September 2019 - Open Ended
By Lane Williamson
Lane Williamson finds himself of two conflicting minds about the frustrating and entertaining two-part Matthew Lopez play about gay men in America.