David Henry Hwang turns a real life attack and a shocking election into a shimmering musical that looks at US-Chinese relations with a wink and a dance break. Juliet Hindell reviews.
Off-Broadway
11 October 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Nothing Gold Can Stay at the A.R.T./New York Theatres
ART/New York ⋄ October 1-October 26
By Joey Sims
Peter Mark Kendall delivers a “quiet, humane” performance in this otherwise tonally-confused play. Joey Sims reviews.
11 October 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Terra Firma at the Baruch Performing Arts Center
Baruch Performing Arts Center ⋄ September 27-November 10
By Ran Xia
The COOP’s inaugural production uses the true story of a sovereign state in the North Sea as a microcosm of environmental woes. Ran Xia reviews.
7 October 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Heroes of the Fourth Turning at Playwrights Horizons
Playwrights Horizons ⋄ September 13-October 27
By Cameron Kelsall
Playwright Will Arbery admirably endeavors to craft a nuanced portrait of conservative Catholicism, but the result is a facile exploration of religious and political tribalism. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
7 October 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Dublin Carol at Irish Repertory Theatre
Irish Repertory Theatre ⋄ Through 10th November 2019
By Patrick Maley
While not his finest work, this penetrating portrait of a shattered man by Conor McPherson gets an empathetic production. Patrick Maley reviews.
30 September 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: White Noise at NYU Skirball
NYU Skirball Center ⋄ September 20-September 22
By Lane Williamson
Daniel Fish’s adaptation of Don DeLillo’s novel is more focused on the “tapestry of the book’s language” than conveying its plot. Lane Williamson reviews.
30 September 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Performance
Review: Wild Bore at NYU Skirball
NYU Skirball Center ⋄ 27-28 September 2019
By Nicole Serratore
Theater critics are the butt of jokes by three performance artists in this funny, smart deconstruction of the critical gaze. Nicole Serratore reviews.
29 September 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Performance
Review: (Still) Asking For It at Joe’s Pub
Joe's Pub ⋄ 20th September - 13th October 2019 (select dates)
By Nicole Serratore
Adrienne Truscott brings an inclusive team approach to a new looser version of her still devastating comedy show about rape culture. Nicole Serratore reviews.
27 September 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Antigone at Park Avenue Armory
Park Avenue Armory ⋄ September 25-October 6
By Maya Phillips
Japan’s Shizuoka Performing Arts Center translates a Greek classic with “cinematic beauty” and stunning visuals. Maya Phillips reviews.
27 September 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: runboyrun & In Old Age at New York Theatre Workshop
New York Theatre Workshop ⋄ September 4-October 13
By Ran Xia
Ghosts are hard to escape in these two parts of Mfoniso Udofia’s Ufot Cycle, but the family matriarch, Abasiama, forces herself to try. Ran Xia reviews.