Director Lileana Blain-Cruz finds the delicate beauty in Alice Birch’s intricately woven portrait of despair. Loren Noveck reviews.
Reviews
17 February 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Jeremy Jordan at Feinstein’s/54 Below
54 Below ⋄ February 12-February 29
By Lane Williamson
Jeremy Jordan bares his soul in a new cabaret show dedicated to unpacking the past and making room for the future. Lane Williamson reviews.
16 February 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Tú Amarás at Baryshnikov Arts Center
Baryshnikov Arts Center ⋄ 13th - 15th February 2020
By Alicia Ramírez
Using aliens as metaphor, Chilean company Bonobo create a cerebral but uneven conversation around immigration and othering. Alicia Ramirez reviews.
13 February 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Where We Stand at WP Theater
WP Theater ⋄ 31st January - 1st March 2020
By Patrick Maley
A creative retelling of an old tale performed with verve and playfully written by Donnetta Lavinia Grays. Patrick Maley reviews.
13 February 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Commons at 59E59 Theaters
59E59 Theaters ⋄ 6th - 23rd February 2020
By Nicole Serratore
A roommate comedy from Lily Akerman too frequently skims the surface. Nicole Serratore reviews
12 February 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Fandango for Butterflies (and Coyotes) at La Mama
La MaMa Ellen Stewart Theater ⋄ February 6-15, 2020
By Loren Noveck
Stories that cry out to be told, in a play that doesn’t always succeed in telling them. Loren Noveck reviews.
10 February 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Hamlet at St. Ann’s Warehouse
St. Ann's Warehouse ⋄ 1st February - 8th March 2020
By Nicole Serratore
Ruth Negga stars in this traditional Hamlet which uses a rich visual language but lacks emotional punch. Nicole Serratore reviews.
9 February 2020
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Grand Horizons at Helen Hayes Theater
Helen Hayes Theater ⋄ 23rd December 2019 - 1st March 2020
By Juliet Hindell
Bess Wohl’s new play offers laughter and wry commentary on how we treat our elders but some unexpected tone shifts too. Juliet Hindell reviews.
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.