Breaking down toxic masculinity in the military and life, Cezary Tomaszewski’s dance-driven piece reminds us of the joys of being ourselves. Nicole Serratore reviews.
Off-Broadway
18 January 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Opera
Review: Ellen West at the Gelsey Kirkland Arts Center
Gelsey Kirkland Arts Center ⋄ 14 January - 19 January
By Joey Sims
Misery is abundant in this new opera by Ricky Ian Gordon. Joey Sims reviews.
18 January 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: How to Load a Musket at 59E59 Theaters
59E59 Theaters ⋄ 11 January - 26 January
By Joey Sims
Talene Monahon’s new play is based on interviews with historical reenactors, but in a moment of political tension, their love of history is called into doubt. Joey Sims reviews.
14 January 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Opera
Review: Blood Moon at Baruch Performing Arts Center
Baruch Performing Arts Center ⋄ January 9-17
By Loren Noveck
This hauntingly beautiful chamber opera by Garrett Fischer and Ellen McLaughlin gets a stunning production at Prototype. Loren Noveck reviews.
13 January 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Conversationalists at Bushwick Starr
Bushwick Starr ⋄ 8th -25th January 2020
By Nicole Serratore
Nicole Serratore experienced sensory overload in this storytelling show with where the audience is meant to imagine an imaginary movie.
12 January 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Falling for Make Believe at Joe’s Pub
Joe's Pub ⋄ January 8-17
By Lane Williamson
Ryan J. Haddad performs a cabaret about the theatre troupe he founded as a child. It’s a song for little boys who love musicals and the families who support them. Lane Williamson reviews.
11 January 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Venus in Gemini at the Loading Dock
Loading Dock ⋄ January 10-12
By Loren Noveck
Lady twin astronaut geniuses don’t quite generate a successful launch. Loren Noveck reviews.
9 January 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Grey Rock at Under the Radar
Public Theater ⋄ 8th -19th January 2020
By Joey Sims
A Palestinian dreamer’s rocket launch to the moon makes for a wonderful premise, but it drags in spots and leans on cliché. Joey Sims reviews.
5 January 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Fear in the Western World at The Doxsee
The Doxsee ⋄ 2nd -19th January 2020
By Nicole Serratore
Ambitious gun culture satire sometimes misses the target. Nicole Serratore reviews.
26 December 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Judgment Day at Park Avenue Armory
Park Avenue Armory ⋄ 5 December - 10 January
By Lane Williamson
Park Avenue Armory presents a commissioned work from Richard Jones, director of 2017’s smash production of “The Hairy Ape”, but the equation of that success doesn’t add up here. Lane Williamson reviews.