A bio-play about Arturo Toscanini is drowned out by its own music. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
NYC
14 January 2019
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Choir Boy at Manhattan Theatre Club
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre ⋄ 12th December 2018 – 24th February 2019
By Cameron Kelsall
Tender coming-of-age play with stirring music has grown since its Off-Broadway debut and provides shattering moments and an astonishing central performance. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
13 January 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Train With No Midnight at HERE Arts Center
HERE Arts Center ⋄ 5 January - 13 January
By Lane Williamson
Joseph Keckler’s song cycle mixes an operatic baritone voice with pop music harmonies to create a distinctive theatrical beast. Lane Williamson reviews.
13 January 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Minefield at NYU Skirball
NYU Skirball Center ⋄ Through January 13th 2019
By Nicole Serratore
With rage, confusion, pain, and release a group of veterans unburden themselves with their stories of the past. Nicole Serratore reviews.
11 January 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Everything is Imaginable at New York Live Arts
New York Live Arts ⋄
By Nicole Serratore
Jack Ferver’s evening of dance that centers queerness, obsession, and pain finds moments of levity and fun while delving deep.
11 January 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Minor Character at Under the Radar Festival
Public Theater ⋄ January 4-13
By Loren Noveck
Six translations of Uncle Vanya at the same time. Absurdism ensues. Loren Noveck reviews.
11 January 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Dead, 1904 at American Irish Historical Society
American Irish Historical Society ⋄ Through January 13, 2019
By Cameron Kelsall
Immersive with a meal, this adaptation of James Joyce is still a bit dry (as was the roast turkey). Cameron Kelsall eats and reviews.
11 January 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Ink at Under the Radar Festival
Metropolitan Museum of Art ⋄ January 5-6
By Curtis Russell
Ink builds a link with artisans of the past, via the materiality of art objects. Curtis Russell reviews.
10 January 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: prism at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
LaMama E.T.C. ⋄ 6 January - 12 January
By Lane Williamson
Ellen Reid’s debut opera explores the before-and-aftermath of a sexual assault to blistering effect. Lane Williamson reviews.
9 January 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Is This a Room at The Kitchen
The Kitchen ⋄ January 4-13
By Loren Noveck
Ripped from the headlines, Is This a Room uses an interrogation to interrogate the nature of power.