Gordon Dahlquist’s new play for NAATCO is intriguingly intricate but doesn’t quite live up to its potential. Loren Noveck reviews.
NYC
15 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Square Go at 59E59 Theaters
59E59 Theaters ⋄ 6th -30th June 2019
By Ran Xia
Buzzing, humming, and full of imagination, this play about a school fight looks at the conflicts of growing up. Ran Xia reviews.
13 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Handbagged at 59E59
59E59 Theaters ⋄ June 4-June 30
By Joey Sims
A verbally expressive audience livened up this well-trod play about Queen Elizabeth and Margaret Thatcher. Joey Sims reviews.
13 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Much Ado About Nothing at the Delacorte Theater
Delacorte Theater ⋄ May 21-June 23
By Maya Phillips
Shakespeare in the Park kicks off with an all-black production of this summery rom-com, but leaves our critic wondering, “Can black joy be enough?”. Maya Phillips reviews.
11 June 2019
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune at Broadhurst Theatre
Broadhurst Theatre ⋄
By Nicole Serratore
Trapped in a bad date that won’t end, Terrence McNally’s play tests our patience. Nicole Serratore resists and reviews.
7 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: You Never Touched the Dirt at the Wild Project
The Wild Project ⋄ June 3-13
By Loren Noveck
A witty, smart production brings out the absurdity, the poignancy, and the cruelty in Zhu Yi’s rich script . . . and also, there are sheep. Loren Noveck reviews.
6 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Long Lost at New York City Center – Stage I
New York City Center - Stage I ⋄ June 4 - June 30
By Maya Phillips
Donald Margulies’s new play left our critic feeling like she’d seen it all before. Maya Phillips reviews.
5 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Little Women at Primary Stages
Cherry Lane Theatre ⋄ 15th May - 29th June 2019
By Nicole Serratore
A new interpretation of Little Women from Kate Hamill delivers a garbled message about identity and pursuing your dreams. Nicole Serratore reviews.
4 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Nomad Motel at Atlantic Theater Stage 2
Atlantic Stage 2 ⋄ May 22-June 23
By Cameron Kelsall
Cameron Kelsall finds nothing authentic in Carla Ching’s “compendium of clichés.”
4 June 2019
Features • NYC • NYC Features • Off-Broadway
Dublin Saturday: A Day with Sean O’Casey
By Patrick Maley
Three productions of Sean O’Casey’s plays at the Irish Rep showcase his genius. Pat Maley soaks them all in in one day.