Off-Broadway Archives - Page 5 of 86

11 October 2019

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

Review: Heroes of the Fourth Turning at Playwrights Horizons

Playwrights Horizons ⋄ September 13-October 27

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.