Pearl Cleage writes a timeless tale with detailed character portraits, but not all performances deliver. Juan Michael Porter II reviews.
Off-Broadway
23 February 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Mack & Mabel at New York City Center
19 January - 23 January
By Lane Williamson
Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart’s musical about Mack Sennett and Mabel Normand is revived by Encores! but its composer looms large and its main character is intolerable. Lane Williamson reviews.
20 February 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Dracula and Frankenstein at Classic Stage Co.
Classic Stage Company ⋄ Through 8th March 2020
By Kev Berry
Stage adaptations of two classic horror stories oddly offer few chills. Kev Berry reviews.
18 February 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Anatomy of a Suicide at Atlantic Theater Company
Atlantic Theater Company ⋄ February 1-March 15, 2020
By Loren Noveck
Director Lileana Blain-Cruz finds the delicate beauty in Alice Birch’s intricately woven portrait of despair. Loren Noveck reviews.
17 February 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Jeremy Jordan at Feinstein’s/54 Below
54 Below ⋄ February 12-February 29
By Lane Williamson
Jeremy Jordan bares his soul in a new cabaret show dedicated to unpacking the past and making room for the future. Lane Williamson reviews.
16 February 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Tú Amarás at Baryshnikov Arts Center
Baryshnikov Arts Center ⋄ 13th - 15th February 2020
By Alicia Ramírez
Using aliens as metaphor, Chilean company Bonobo create a cerebral but uneven conversation around immigration and othering. Alicia Ramirez reviews.
13 February 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Where We Stand at WP Theater
WP Theater ⋄ 31st January - 1st March 2020
By Patrick Maley
A creative retelling of an old tale performed with verve and playfully written by Donnetta Lavinia Grays. Patrick Maley reviews.
13 February 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Commons at 59E59 Theaters
59E59 Theaters ⋄ 6th - 23rd February 2020
By Nicole Serratore
A roommate comedy from Lily Akerman too frequently skims the surface. Nicole Serratore reviews
12 February 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Fandango for Butterflies (and Coyotes) at La Mama
La MaMa Ellen Stewart Theater ⋄ February 6-15, 2020
By Loren Noveck
Stories that cry out to be told, in a play that doesn’t always succeed in telling them. Loren Noveck reviews.
10 February 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Hamlet at St. Ann’s Warehouse
St. Ann's Warehouse ⋄ 1st February - 8th March 2020
By Nicole Serratore
Ruth Negga stars in this traditional Hamlet which uses a rich visual language but lacks emotional punch. Nicole Serratore reviews.