Skillful design is failed by a contrived, thin narrative in this puppet-driven show. Nicole Serratore reviews.
Off-Broadway
23 May 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: BLKS at MCC Theater
Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space ⋄ 21st of May – 2nd June 2019
By Ayanna Prescod
Overpacked with events, Aziza Barnes’s 90-minute new play provides characters worth spending more time with. Ayanna Prescod reviews.
22 May 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Lunch Bunch at Clubbed Thumb Summerworks
The Wild Project ⋄ May 17-May 28
By Loren Noveck
“Pretzels are not a side dish.” The stakes of brown-bag lunches are higher than you might think. Loren Noveck reviews.
20 May 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Octet at the Pershing Square Signature Center
Pershing Square Signature Center ⋄ April 30-June 23
By Caroline Cao
Dave Malloy’s new chamber musical features an a cappella group of internet addicts excavating their relationships with the World Wide Web. Caroline Cao reviews.
20 May 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Mac Beth at the Lucille Lortel Theatre
May 7-June 9
By Alison Walls
Erica Schmidt’s adaptation filters Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” through the lens of murderous teen girls to differing results. Alison Walls reviews.
19 May 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: High Button Shoes at New York City Center
New York City Center ⋄ May 8-May 12
By Lane Williamson
A dusty Jule Styne musical from 1947 inspired later works, but fails to make a case for its second life. Lane Williamson reviews.
17 May 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Ashita no Ma-Joe: Rocky Macbeth at Japan Society
Japan Society ⋄ 15th-18th May 2019
By Nicole Serratore
Absurd and kooky, but an effective transposition of Macbeth to a boxing ring by Japanese company Kaimaku Pennant Race. Nicole Serratore reviews
14 May 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Curse of the Starving Class at Signature Theatre
Signature Theatre ⋄ April 23-June 2
By Loren Noveck
Terry Kinney’s revival of Sam Shepard paints a bleak picture of an American dream hanging over the abyss. Loren Noveck reviews.
8 May 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Instructions for American Servicemen in Britain at 59E59
59E59 Theaters ⋄ April 16-May 12
By Alicia Kort
In this dramatization of a real document from 1942, American soldiers have a little too much fun in a quaint British town and are given the titular pamphlet to tame their Yankee impulses. Alicia Kort reviews.
6 May 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Passage at Soho Rep
Soho Rep ⋄ April 23-May 25
By Ran Xia
The characters in Christopher Chen’s new play negotiate identity, difference, and what it means to be human. Ran Xia finds that the richly diverse and “wildly talented” cast makes a lasting impression.