Sharon D. Clarke is the emotional engine in a blistering new revival of Jeanine Tesori and Tony Kushner’s operatic musical. The production, delayed by the pandemic, pushes its audience to sit in discomfort, something they might be unwilling to do. Kev Berry reviews.
Reviews
3 November 2021
Reviews • Cabaret • NYC
Review: Megan Hilty at Feinstein’s/54 Below
54 Below ⋄ 2 November - 7 November
By Lane Williamson
The third concert in 54 Below’s Diamond Series features the mega talent Megan Hilty in a career retrospective that has our critic remembering the first time he saw her, and every time since. Lane Williamson reviews.
30 October 2021
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Best Life at JACK
JACK ⋄ October 21 - November 6
By Loren Noveck
Melissa Tien’s play asks, If you could turn back time, even a little bit, would that make it any easier to engineer genuine social change? Loren Noveck reviews.
19 October 2021
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
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
Reviews • Regional
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
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Dana H at the Lyceum Theatre
Lyceum Theatre ⋄ October 1, 2021-January 16, 2022
By Loren Noveck
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.