Off-Broadway Archives - Page 2 of 75

7 April 2019

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Diary of One Who Disappeared at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House

BAM Howard Gilman Opera House ⋄ April 4 - April 6

By Juliet Hindell

Ivo van Hove’s mid-century aesthetic does not connect with the text of this opera by Leoš Janáček. Juliet Hindell reviews.

6 April 2019

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: June Is the First Fall at the New Ohio Theatre

New Ohio Theatre ⋄ March 31-April 20

By Caroline Cao

A compassionate window into the intersection of Chinese culture, queerness, and gender roles. Caroline Cao reviews.

1 April 2019

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: The White Devil at the Lucille Lortel

March 19 – April 14

By Cameron Kelsall

John Webster’s 400-year-old revenge tragedy “crackles with wit and insight”–but Cameron Kelsall finds that the production fails to live up to the possibilities.

31 March 2019

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: The Lehman Trilogy at Park Avenue Armory

Park Avenue Armory ⋄ March 22 - April 20

By Lane Williamson

Despite an elegant design and phenomenal acting, this play about Lehman Brothers Holdings focuses on the bankers and ignores the common man. Lane Williamson reviews.

30 March 2019

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar at Theatre for a New Audience

Theatre for a New Audience ⋄ March 17 - April 28

By Patrick Maley

Shana Cooper’s production brings fresh eyes to a well-trod Shakespearean chestnut. Patrick Maley reviews.

30 March 2019

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Life Sucks. at The Wild Project

The Wild Project ⋄ March 22 - April 20

By Lane Williamson

A modern Chekhovian riff shows that life has not changed much since the nineteenth century. Lane Williamson reviews.

22 March 2019

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: I Married an Angel at New York City Center

March 20 - March 24

By Lane Williamson

Thick layers of sexism and a dull score pervade any chance of this lost Rodgers & Hart musical taking flight. Lane Williamson reviews.

19 March 2019

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Nantucket Sleigh Ride at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre

Mitzi Newhouse Theatre ⋄ February 21 - May 5

By Juliet Hindell

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.