A 1975 play by Václav Havel, brought to life with marionettes, remains relevant in our age of technological surveillance. Juliet Hindell reviews.
NYC
2 February 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Endgame at the Irish Repertory Theatre
Irish Repertory Theatre ⋄ 25 Jan-12 Mar
By Lane Williamson
Beckett’s play is revived, but doesn’t fully come to life in a new production starring Bill Irwin and John Douglas Thompson. Lane Williamson reviews.
24 January 2023
Reviews • Cabaret • NYC
Review: Jennifer Simard: Can I Get Your Number? at 54 Below
54 Below ⋄ 20 January-21 January
By Lane Williamson
A lauded Broadway comedian shows more range in an exciting solo cabaret debut. Lane Williamson reviews.
14 January 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner at Under the Radar
Public Theater ⋄ January 10-January 22, 2023
By Loren Noveck
How do you act out a Tweetstorm? Jasmine Lee-Jones’s Under the Radar show wants to show you. Loren Noveck reviews.
6 January 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Are we not drawn onward to new erA at BAM Fisher
BAM Fisher ⋄ January 4-8, 2023
By Loren Noveck
Ontroerend Goed’s piece in Under the Radar plays a beautiful trick. Loren Noveck reviews.
21 December 2022
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Ain’t No Mo’ at the Belasco Theatre
Belasco Theatre ⋄ Through 23rd December 2022
By Nicole Serratore
An electric new play about Blackness in America comes to Broadway. Nicole Serratore reviews.
19 December 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Ye Bear & Ye Cubb at 59E59
59E59 Theaters ⋄ Through 23rd December 2022
By Nicole Serratore
A comical imagining of an early American play fails to get the audience on board for its idea of fun. Nicole Serratore reviews
17 December 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Des Moines at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center
Polonsky Shakespeare Center ⋄ December 10, 2022-January 1, 2023
By Loren Noveck
Denis Johnson’s play gives us an evening in limbo with an exceptional cast. Loren Noveck reviews.
16 December 2022
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Ohio State Murders at the James Earl Jones Theatre
James Earl Jones Theatre ⋄ November 11, 2022-February 12, 2023
By Loren Noveck
Audra McDonald’s searing performance anchors Adrienne Kennedy’s belated Broadway debut. Loren Noveck reviews.
11 December 2022
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Some Like It Hot at the Shubert Theatre
Shubert Theatre ⋄ Open Ended
By Lane Williamson
A new musical adaptation of the classic film doesn’t create much heat. Lane Williamson reviews.