Michael John LaChiusa brings his unique theatricality to a memory musical about director/choreographer Graciela Daniele’s childhood in Perón’s Argentina. Lane Williamson reviews.
Off-Broadway
16 November 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Arcadia at the West End Theatre
West End Theatre ⋄ October 27-December 23, 2023
By Lorin Wertheimer
A gleeful production of Tom Stoppard’s complex classic. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
15 November 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Scene Partners at the Vineyard Theatre
Vineyard Theatre ⋄ 27 October-17 December
By Lane Williamson
Dianne Wiest returns to the stage in a new play, but its collage-like structure confuses its intent. Lane Williamson reviews.
14 November 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Waiting for Godot at Polonsky Shakespeare Center
November 4-December 3, 2023
By Loren Noveck
Paul Sparks’s Vladimir brings seeds of hope to Beckett’s bleak classic. Loren Noveck reviews.
1 November 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: I Can Get It For You Wholesale at Classic Stage Company
Classic Stage Company ⋄ 10 October-17 December
By Lane Williamson
Julia Lester steals the show and proves she is an unmissable talent in this rare revival of an early ’60s musical. Lane Williamson reviews.
31 October 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Merry Me at New York Theatre Workshop
New York Theatre Workshop ⋄ October 11-November 19, 2023
By Loren Noveck
Lesbian sex farce + Tony Kushner’s Angel + the Greeks + Restoration comedy + a woke white man = too many influences for one comedy to handle. Loren Noveck reviews.
31 October 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Translations at the Irish Repertory Theatre
Irish Repertory Theatre ⋄ 20 October-3 December
By Juliet Hindell
Brian Friel’s play about misunderstandings between languages holds contemporary relevance in this lyrical revival. Juliet Hindell reviews.
28 October 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Performance
Review: How to Be a Dancer in 72,000 Easy Lessons at St. Ann’s Warehouse
St. Ann's Warehouse ⋄ October 21-November 5, 2023
By Loren Noveck
This dance theater piece at St. Ann’s never really gets to the subject its title implies, for good or for ill. Loren Noveck reviews.
23 October 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: To the Ends of the Earth 땅끝까지 at JACK
October 13-28, 2023
By Loren Noveck
Nicole Serratore and Loren Noveck jointly review this bilingual play that yearns for a connection that sometimes feels all too elusive.
16 October 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Salesman 之死 at Connelly Theater
Connelly Theater ⋄ 10th -28th October 2023
By Nicole Serratore
Cross-cultural confusion abounds in this funny but introspective look at a unique moment in theater history and in the lives of a group of Chinese artists. Nicole Serratore reviews.