Reviews Archive - Exeunt Magazine NYC

19 October 2021

Review: Chicken & Biscuits at Circle in the Square

Circle in the Square Theatre ⋄ Through 2 January

By Daniel Krane

A funeral feels more like a party in Douglas Lyons’ warm-hearted family comedy. Daniel Krane reviews.

18 October 2021

Review: Songs for a New World at Paper Mill Playhouse

Paper Mill Playhouse ⋄ 13 October-7 November

By Lane Williamson

Carolee Carmello brings her incredible talent to a New Jersey revival of Jason Robert Brown’s song cycle, but the piece is starting to show its age. Lane Williamson reviews.

17 October 2021

Review: Dana H at the Lyceum Theatre

Lyceum Theatre ⋄ October 1, 2021-January 16, 2022

Lucas Hnath makes harrowing and unsettling use of his mother’s life, channeled through an extraordinary performance by Deirdre O’Connell, in a piece that raises questions about the ethics of documentary theater. Loren Noveck reviews.

14 October 2021

Reviews • Broadway • NYC

Review: The Lehman Trilogy at the Nederlander Theatre

Nederlander Theatre ⋄ Through 2 January

By Cameron Kelsall

“There is a value to…approach[ing] unfettered capitalism with a critical eye,” writes our critic, but Stefano Massini’s play (as adapted by Ben Power) doesn’t keep its gaze trained where it should. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

12 October 2021

Reviews • Cabaret • NYC

Review: Laura Benanti at Feinstein’s/54 Below

54 Below ⋄ 5 October-10 October

By Lane Williamson

Laura Benanti brings her jazz-inflected album and signature sense of humor to the stage in the second concert of Feinstein’s/54 Below’s Diamond Series. Lane Williamson reviews.

11 October 2021

Reviews • Broadway • NYC

Review: Is This A Room at the Lyceum Theatre

September 24, 2021-January 16, 2022

By Loren Noveck

Tina Satter’s documentary theater piece transfers to Broadway with its power and its exceptional central performance intact. Loren Noveck reviews.

3 October 2021

Reviews • Broadway • NYC

Review: Six at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre

Brooks Atkinson Theatre ⋄ Booking through March 2022

By Loren Noveck

A glittery “histo-remix” of the lives of Henry VIII’s six wives brings its high-energy woman power back to Broadway post-shutdown. Loren Noveck reviews.