Joey Sims and Lane Williamson dialogue about Samuel D. Hunter’s deeply affecting pair of plays at Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre.
NYC
26 October 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Renascence at Abrons Arts Center
Abrons Arts Center ⋄ 5 October - 17 November
By Lane Williamson
Transport Group premieres a new musical about a young Edna St. Vincent Millay with a lush score by Carmel Dean, but a confused dramatic perspective. Lane Williamson reviews.
23 October 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Emma and Max at the Flea Theater
Flea Theater ⋄ 1 October - 28 October
By Cameron Kelsall
Cinematic prince of pessimism Todd Solondz makes an assured theatrical debut at the Flea. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
23 October 2018
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: The Ferryman at Bernard Jacobs Theatre
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre ⋄ 2nd October 2018 - 17th February 2019
By Dan O'Neil
This new play from Jez Butterworth, an epic tapestry set in Northern Ireland, starts to unravel once you pick at the threads. Dan O’Neil reviews.
22 October 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future at Ars Nova
Ars Nova ⋄ 25 September - 3 November
By Curtis Russell
A sci-fi folk concert offers stellar music and genuine insight into our current political climate. Curtis Russell reviews.
21 October 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Apologia at Roundabout Theatre Company
Laura Pels Theatre ⋄ September 27 – December 16
By Cameron Kelsall
Retrograde gender politics reduce a woman’s life choices to “Heads, you lose; tails, you’re a bitch” in the dated Apologia. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
18 October 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Mother of the Maid at Public Theater
Public Theater ⋄ 25th September - 23rd December 2018
By Alicia Kort
Glenn Close moves the audience to the heavens in this new play from Jane Anderson. Alicia Kort reviews.
17 October 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Travisville at Ensemble Studio Theatre
Ensemble Studio Theatre ⋄ 3 October - 28 October
By Joey Sims
William Jackson Harper’s play only soars when he embraces the stage as an idealogical battleground. Joey Sims reviews.
16 October 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Fireflies at the Atlantic Theater
Atlantic Theater Company ⋄ September 26-November 11
By Loren Noveck
A nuanced portrait of a troubled marriage against the less-nuanced backdrop of a troubled world. Loren Noveck reviews.
11 October 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Black Light at Greenwich House Theater
Greenwich House ⋄ September 24-December 31
By Loren Noveck
Jomama Jones invites us to imagine our way out of these troubled times. Loren Noveck reviews.