Ghostly troubadours haunt a lighthouse during World War II in a new musical from Kyle Jarrow and Duncan Sheik. Lane Williamson reviews.
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23 November 2021
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Morning Sun at New York City Center – Stage I
New York City Center - Stage I ⋄ 12 October - 19 December
By Lane Williamson
Simon Stephens’ new play focuses on the ordinary life of one woman in Greenwich Village, but what makes the ordinary worth depicting on stage? Lane Williamson reviews.
15 November 2021
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Assassins at Classic Stage Company
Classic Stage Company ⋄ 2 November-29 January
By Lane Williamson
A jumbled production brings down the first rate cast in this revival of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s musical. Lane Williamson reviews.
3 November 2021
Reviews • Cabaret • NYC
Review: Megan Hilty at Feinstein’s/54 Below
54 Below ⋄ 2 November - 7 November
By Lane Williamson
The third concert in 54 Below’s Diamond Series features the mega talent Megan Hilty in a career retrospective that has our critic remembering the first time he saw her, and every time since. Lane Williamson reviews.
18 October 2021
Reviews • Regional
Review: Songs for a New World at Paper Mill Playhouse
Paper Mill Playhouse ⋄ 13 October-7 November
By Lane Williamson
Carolee Carmello brings her incredible talent to a New Jersey revival of Jason Robert Brown’s song cycle, but the piece is starting to show its age. Lane Williamson reviews.
12 October 2021
Reviews • Cabaret • NYC
Review: Laura Benanti at Feinstein’s/54 Below
54 Below ⋄ 5 October-10 October
By Lane Williamson
Laura Benanti brings her jazz-inflected album and signature sense of humor to the stage in the second concert of Feinstein’s/54 Below’s Diamond Series. Lane Williamson reviews.
29 September 2021
Reviews • Cabaret • NYC
Review: Kelli O’Hara at Feinstein’s/54 Below
54 Below ⋄ 28 September-3 October
By Lane Williamson
Kicking off the new Diamond Series, Kelli O’Hara dazzles at Feinstein’s/54 Below. Lane Williamson reviews.
5 August 2021
Reviews • Cabaret • NYC
Review: Emily Skinner: A Broad with a Broad Broad Mind at Feinstein’s/54 Below
54 Below ⋄ 29 July-31 July
By Lane Williamson
Emily Skinner lays all her quarantine feelings out on the cabaret table in her new show at Feinstein’s/54 Below. Lane Williamson reviews.
8 June 2021
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Performance
Review: Hymn to the City at Green-Wood Cemetery
Green-Wood Cemetery ⋄ 3 June-6 June
By Lane Williamson
Death of Classical and the New York Philharmonic team up to present a moving (emotionally and physically) concert across the expanse of Green-Wood Cemetery. Lane Williamson reviews.
18 May 2021
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Performance
Review: A Dozen Dreams at Brookfield Place
Brookfield Place ⋄ 13 May-30 May
By Lane Williamson
Twelve playwrights and a team of designers bring pandemic dreams to life in an art installation/immersive theatre odyssey at the Brookfield Place mall. Lane Williamson reviews.