Cameron Kelsall finds this Ibsen revival at Williamstown brings stale melodrama rather than shocking moral turpitude.
Reviews
9 August 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Bat Out of Hell at New York City Center
August 1-September 8
By Joey Sims
Our critic, Joey Sims, “Would Do Anything for Love”…of Lena Hall. She’s currently playing a rock-belting mom in this logic-defying, over-the-top, damn good time of a musical.
8 August 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Coriolanus at the Delacorte Theater
Delacorte Theater ⋄ July 16-August 11
By Lane Williamson
Daniel Sullivan’s near-future production allows this rarely performed Shakespeare play to show its political and kinda gay colors. Lane Williamson reviews.
2 August 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Patience at Paradise Factory
Paradise Factory ⋄ July 24-August 3
By Joey Sims
Johnny G. Lloyd tests our ~patience~ with this play about solitaire champions. Joey Sims reviews.
2 August 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Judy Doomed Us All at the New Ohio Theatre
New Ohio Theatre ⋄ July 24-July 27
By Lane Williamson
Nancy Reagan and a tornado both descend on a small Kansas town, but only one of them causes destruction in Rat Queen Theatre Company’s new play. Lane Williamson reviews.
27 July 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Performance
Review: Douglas at the Daryl Roth Theatre
Daryl Roth Theatre ⋄ July 23-August 17
By Loren Noveck
What do you do after the show that blows up the very premises of your chosen art form? A show named after your dog, of course. Loren Noveck reviews.
26 July 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Little Gem at Irish Repertory Theatre
Irish Repertory Theatre ⋄ Through 1st September 2019
By Juliet Hindell
This slice-of-life play about everyday women benefits from witty writing and a warm performance from Marsha Mason, but needs more guidance. Juliet Hindell reviews.
25 July 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Road Show at New York City Center
New York City Center ⋄ July 24-July 27
By Lane Williamson
Raúl Esparza and Brandon Uranowitz deliver magnetic performances in the Encores! Off-Center revival of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s musical about a con man and his brother. Lane Williamson reviews.
25 July 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: MOSCOW MOSCOW MOSCOW MOSCOW MOSCOW MOSCOW at the Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space
Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space ⋄ June 26-August 17
By Cameron Kelsall
Halley Feiffer misses the point of the original play with her Millennial refashioning of Chekhov’s “Three Sisters.” Cameron Kelsall reviews.
25 July 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Broadway Bounty Hunter at Greenwich House Theater
Greenwich House ⋄ July 7-September 15
By Joey Sims
An out-of-work actress becomes a bounty hunter in Joe Iconis’ new musical, but the show doesn’t lean far enough into its absurd premise. Joey Sims reviews.