Our critics share their thoughts and feelings about theater design.
NYC
28 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Opera
Review: Nixon in China at McCarter Theatre Center
McCarter Theatre ⋄ Through 30th June
By Patrick Maley
Patrick Maley sees his first opera, the intriguing and baffling Nixon in China.
28 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: We’re Only Alive for a Short Amount of Time at Public Theater
Public Theater ⋄ 13th June - 14th July 2019
By Ran Xia
David Cale creates a vulnerable, complex journey through his childhood memories in this new musical memoir. Ran Xia reviews.
28 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Working at New York City Center
New York City Center ⋄ June 26-June 29
By Lane Williamson
Encores! Off-Center refashions this musical about the American workforce into a love letter to City Center. Lane Williamson reviews.
26 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Dying City at Second Stage
Second Stage Theatre ⋄ May 14-June 30
By Teresa Kilzi
Christopher Shinn’s play about two lost souls in the wake of 9/11 has lost some of its power in the decade since its premiere. Teresa Kilzi reviews.
26 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: King Philip’s Head Is Still On That Pike Just Down the Road at The Wild Project
The Wild Project ⋄ June 19-June 29
By Lane Williamson
Clubbed Thumb wraps up its annual Summerworks with Daniel Glenn’s raucous play about governmental deadlock and the removal of a severed head. Lane Williamson reviews.
23 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Leap and the Net Will Appear at The Flea Theater
Flea Theater ⋄ Through 30th June 2019
By Ran Xia
Committed performances cannot rescue a show that loses its way in its own surrealism. Ran Xia reviews.
21 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Toni Stone at Laura Pels Theatre
Laura Pels Theatre ⋄ Through 11th August 2019
By Nicole Serratore
April Matthis gives a passionate performance as a historic baseball player and a woman out of time in Lydia Diamond’s play. Nicole Serratore reviews.
18 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: A Strange Loop at Playwrights Horizons
Playwrights Horizons ⋄ May 24-July 7
By Alison Walls
Michael R. Jackson’s self-referential meta-musical loops around itself a little too much to be fully satisfying, but still offers plenty to think about and enjoy. Alison Walls reviews.
17 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Series C Marathon of One Acts at Ensemble Studio Theatre
Ensemble Studio Theatre ⋄ Through June 29
By Nicole Serratore
Eclectic array of one-act plays covering tourists, birds, and Jesus introduces a handful of new artists to our critic. Nicole Serratore reviews.