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.
NYC
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.
6 March 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: “Daddy” at the Pershing Square Signature Center
Pershing Square Signature Center ⋄ February 13-March 31
By Cameron Kelsall
Jeremy O. Harris seeks out the rot beneath the beauty–but does he go deep enough? Cameron Kelsall reviews.
28 February 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Merrily We Roll Along at Laura Pels Theatre
Laura Pels Theatre ⋄ Through 7th April 2019
By Curtis Russell
Yet another attempt to fix Merrily when it would have been better served by embracing its weirdness and flaws. Curtis Russell reviews.