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4 December 2019

Review: Pumpgirl at Irish Repertory Theatre

Irish Repertory Theatre ⋄ 7th November - 29th December 2019

By Jordan G. Teicher

Playwright Abbie Spallen has talent for description but a strong first act in this play set in Northern Ireland is weakened by a meandering second. Jordan Teicher reviews.

1 December 2019

Review: Love Actually? The Unauthorized Musical Parody at the Jerry Orbach Theater

Jerry Orbach Theater ⋄ November 14-January 15

By Juliet Hindell

This parody of the 2003 romantic comedy offers plenty of laughs for the film’s fans. Juliet Hindell reviews.

28 November 2019

Review: Fefu and Her Friends at Polonsky Shakespeare Center

Polonsky Shakespeare Center ⋄ November 16-December 8

By Loren Noveck

María Irene Fornés’s groundbreaking work of environmental theater still feels radical forty years later. Loren Noveck reviews.

27 November 2019

Review: A Bright Room Called Day at Public Theater

Public Theater ⋄ 29th October - 15th December 2019

By Alison Walls

With recent revisions from Tony Kushner, there is quiet and bombastic brilliance in this play, but he still does not quite trust his audience. Alison Walls reviews.

25 November 2019

Review: The Young Man from Atlanta at Signature Theatre

Signature Theatre ⋄ November 5 - December 15, 2019

By Cameron Kelsall

In an otherwise “formulaic family tragedy,” a standout performance by Pat Bowie raises the stakes. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

22 November 2019

Review: 32 rue Vandenbranden at the BAM Harvey Theater

BAM Harvey Theatre ⋄ November 20-November 23

By Lane Williamson

A trailer park in a snow storm becomes an arena for gravity and joint-defying physical theatre in this hilarious and surprising piece from Belgium. Lane Williamson reviews.