A stellar central performance dominates this new play by Jaki McCarrick, but the production languishes in its naturalism. Nicole Serratore reviews.
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29 August 2018
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Pretty Woman at Nederlander Theatre
Nederlander Theatre ⋄ Through June 2019
By Nicole Serratore
You’re better off sticking with your worn out VHS copy of the film than delving into this new musical. Nicole Serratore reviews
9 July 2018
Reviews • NYC • NYC Regional • Off-Broadway
Leonard Bernstein’s Peter Pan at Bard College
Fisher Center for the Performing Arts ⋄ 28th June to 22nd July 2018
By Nicole Serratore
An experimental, gender fluid Peter Pan delights and fascinates. Nicole Serratore reviews.
8 June 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Secret Life of Humans at 59E59
59E59 Theaters ⋄ 31st May - 1st July 2018
By Nicole Serratore
With an ambitious visual landscape, this compulsively-watchable devised piece looks into what makes us human. Nicole Serratore reviews.
25 May 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Bump at Ensemble Studio Theatre
Ensemble Studio Theatre ⋄ 9th May - 3rd June 2018
By Nicole Serratore
Pregnancy and childbirth bring out a sense of community but also shallow storytelling in this new play by Chiara Atik.
15 May 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Light Shining in Buckinghamshire at New York Theatre Workshop
New York Theatre Workshop ⋄ 18th April to 3rd June 2018
By Nicole Serratore
Caryl Churchill’s dense political play can be challenging to unpack even in this fleet production by Rachel Chavkin
8 May 2018
Features • Essays • NYC • NYC Features • Opinion
What’s Wrong with Brand Name Art
By Nicole Serratore
Or Why You Should See SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical. Seriously. I Mean It. I’ll Wait. Go Buy Your Ticket Now.
4 May 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Summer and Smoke at Classic Stage
Classic Stage Company ⋄ Through 25th May 2018
By Nicole Serratore
Marin Ireland and Nathan Darrow heat up this minimalist production of the Tennessee Williams’s play.
25 April 2018
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: My Fair Lady at Lincoln Center
Vivian Beaumont Theatre ⋄ 15th March 2018 - 6th January 2019
By Nicole Serratore
Eliza Dolittle is a feisty, self-aware hero in this revival of My Fair Lady. Nicole Serratore reviews.
16 April 2018
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Children of a Lesser God at Studio 54
Studio 54 ⋄ 22nd March to 9th September 2018
By Nicole Serratore
Nicole Serratore wonders why they revived this creaky play about a deaf woman and her relationship with her hearing teacher.