Cheap, overstated, and not improved by recent revisions, only Corbin Bleu brings old-fashioned charm to this classic musical revival. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
NYC
22 March 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: I Married an Angel at New York City Center
March 20 - March 24
By Lane Williamson
Thick layers of sexism and a dull score pervade any chance of this lost Rodgers & Hart musical taking flight. Lane Williamson reviews.
19 March 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Nantucket Sleigh Ride at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre
Mitzi Newhouse Theatre ⋄ February 21 - May 5
By Juliet Hindell
John Guare’s new play is a raucous romp through a seaside town with a bevy of outrageous characters and circumstances, but how does it all add up? Juliet Hindell reviews.
18 March 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Alice by Heart at MCC Theater
Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space ⋄ January 30-April 7
By Loren Noveck
Alice’s rabbit hole reimagined as the London Underground during WWII: Does it work? Loren Noveck isn’t so sure.
18 March 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: If Pretty Hurts Ugly Must Be a Muhfucka at Playwrights Horizons
Playwrights Horizons ⋄ 15th of February – 5th April 2019
By Ayanna Prescod
Tori Sampson’s new play gives the audiences a mirror to reflect on ideas around black beauty. Ayanna Prescod reviews.
12 March 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Fleabag at SoHo Playhouse
Soho Playhouse ⋄ 27th February – 14th April 2019
By Cameron Kelsall
A cringeworthy world of surprising and complete characters from the singular Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
11 March 2019
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Be More Chill at Lyceum Theatre
Lyceum Theatre ⋄ 13th February onward
By Caroline Cao
This high school set new Joe Iconis musical brings a bonkers sci-fi energy to Broadway
9 March 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The B-Side: “Negro Folklore from Texas State Prisons” at St. Ann’s Warehouse
St. Ann's Warehouse ⋄ 1 March - 31 March
By Lane Williamson
Eric Berryman gives voice to inmates in 1965 Texas prisons via The Wooster Group’s “record album interpretation,” but the artist’s connection to the work is missing. Lane Williamson reviews.
6 March 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Recent Alien Abductions at Walkerspace
Walkerspace ⋄ February 12-March 31
By Joey Sims
Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas presents a world tilted uncomfortably on its axis. Joey Sims reviews.
6 March 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Cake at Manhattan Theatre Club
Manhattan Theatre Club ⋄ February 12-March 31
By Loren Noveck
A sunny comedy about complicated issues fails to have its cake and eat it too. Loren Noveck reviews.