Shakespeare in the Park kicks off with an all-black production of this summery rom-com, but leaves our critic wondering, “Can black joy be enough?”. Maya Phillips reviews.
Off-Broadway
7 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: You Never Touched the Dirt at the Wild Project
The Wild Project ⋄ June 3-13
By Loren Noveck
A witty, smart production brings out the absurdity, the poignancy, and the cruelty in Zhu Yi’s rich script . . . and also, there are sheep. Loren Noveck reviews.
6 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Long Lost at New York City Center – Stage I
New York City Center - Stage I ⋄ June 4 - June 30
By Maya Phillips
Donald Margulies’s new play left our critic feeling like she’d seen it all before. Maya Phillips reviews.
5 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Little Women at Primary Stages
Cherry Lane Theatre ⋄ 15th May - 29th June 2019
By Nicole Serratore
A new interpretation of Little Women from Kate Hamill delivers a garbled message about identity and pursuing your dreams. Nicole Serratore reviews.
4 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Nomad Motel at Atlantic Theater Stage 2
Atlantic Stage 2 ⋄ May 22-June 23
By Cameron Kelsall
Cameron Kelsall finds nothing authentic in Carla Ching’s “compendium of clichés.”
4 June 2019
Features • NYC • NYC Features • Off-Broadway
Dublin Saturday: A Day with Sean O’Casey
By Patrick Maley
Three productions of Sean O’Casey’s plays at the Irish Rep showcase his genius. Pat Maley soaks them all in in one day.
29 May 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Happy Talk at the Pershing Square Signature Center
Pershing Square Signature Center ⋄ April 30-June 16
By Lane Williamson
Jesse Eisenberg’s new play features a curiously flat performance from Susan Sarandon as a community theatre star. Lane Williamson reviews.
29 May 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Continuity at New York City Center Stage II
New York City Center - The Studio at Stage II ⋄ May 8-June 9
By Joey Sims
Bess Wohl tackles the spectre of climate change via a film set, but stretches the limits of plausibility along the way. Joey Sims reviews.
23 May 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Feral at 59 E 59 Theater
59E59 Theaters ⋄ 14th May - 9th June 2019
By Nicole Serratore
Skillful design is failed by a contrived, thin narrative in this puppet-driven show. Nicole Serratore reviews.
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.