Ruth Negga stars in this traditional Hamlet which uses a rich visual language but lacks emotional punch. Nicole Serratore reviews.
Off-Broadway
5 February 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice at the Pershing Square Signature Center
Pershing Square Signature Center - Romulus Linney Courtyard Theater ⋄ January 16 - March 22
By Maya Phillips
The musical adaptation of the Swinging Sixties film doesn’t know what to make of its sexually liberated foursome. Maya Phillips reviews.
5 February 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Medea at the BAM Harvey Theater
BAM Harvey Theatre ⋄ January 12 - March 8
By Lane Williamson
Simon Stone turns Euripides’ “Medea” to ash and Rose Byrne crawls from the flames in a reworking at BAM. Lane Williamson reviews.
3 February 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Timon of Athens at Polonsky Shakespeare Center
Polonsky Shakespeare Center ⋄ January 11-February 9
By Ran Xia
This rarely produced Shakespeare play “illuminates the utter divide between the rich and the poor.” Ran Xia reviews.
31 January 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Paris at Atlantic Stage 2
Atlantic Stage 2 ⋄ 8 January-16 February, 2020
By Juan A. Ramirez
Juan Ramirez finds more repetitions of an idea than productive variations on a theme in Eboni Booth’s new play for the Atlantic.
30 January 2020
Features • NYC • NYC Features • Off-Broadway
Exeunt NYC Recommends: February 2020
By Exeunt Staff
Off-Broadway dominates this month’s recommendations column. Our critics celebrate the diversity of material on display all over New York City stages.
29 January 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Confession of Lily Dare at the Cherry Lane
Cherry Lane Theatre ⋄ 11 January – 5 March
By Juan A. Ramirez
Charles Busch is a legend, but Juan Ramirez finds his newest play a little too retro for its own good.
21 January 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Others at Loading Dock Theatre
Loading Dock ⋄ 16 January - 18 January
By Lane Williamson
A silent film rendered on stage by live bodies can’t achieve the effects of its source medium. Lane Williamson reviews.
20 January 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Emojiland The Musical at The Duke on 42nd Street
The Duke on 42nd St ⋄ 9 January - 8 March
By Joey Sims
What do a nerd, a princess, a skull, and poo have in common? They are characters in this “infectious” musical that takes place, where else, in your phone. Joey Sims reviews.
20 January 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Beth Leavel at Feinstein’s/54 Below
54 Below ⋄ 14 January - 20 January
By Lane Williamson
The Tony-winning powerhouse shows why she’s a star in this intimate celebration of her career at Feinstein’s/54 Below. Lane Williamson reviews.