A gathering of absent family by proxy jumpstarts an important conversation about Middle Eastern representation and humanity. Nicole Serratore reviews.
Reviews
8 January 2021
Reviews
Review: Borders & Crossings at Under the Radar
Public Theater ⋄ 7 January-10 January
By Juan A. Ramirez
An excellent group of poems and dramatic scenes about forced migration wants to break free of its Zoom box. Juan A. Ramirez reviews.
7 January 2021
Reviews
Review: Espíritu at Under the Radar
Public Theater ⋄ 6 January-17 January
By Juan A. Ramirez
Under the Radar presents a “Marxist Lynchian nightmare” from Chilean company Teatro Anónimo that meets the anxieties of our time. Juan A. Ramirez reviews.
7 January 2021
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call
Phone Call ⋄ 21st of December 2020 - 17th of January 2021
By Daniel Krane
A new work by 600 Highwaymen as part of the Under the Radar festival asks strangers on a phone call to share with each other. Daniel Krane reviews.
21 December 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Pen/Man/Ship at Moliere in the Park
online ⋄ Streaming through January 4
By Loren Noveck
Christina Anderson’s script and Lucie Tiberghien’s direction combine with brilliant design elements into an extremely well-executed piece of digital theater. Loren Noveck reviews.
18 December 2020
Reviews • NYC
Review: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom on Netflix
online ⋄ Available 18th December 2020
By Nicole Serratore
A stage-to-screen adaption of August Wilson’s play, showcases an electric Viola Davis and an incandescent Chadwick Boseman in his final screen appearance. Nicole Serratore reviews.
17 December 2020
Reviews • NYC • NYC Regional
Review: Animals at Williamstown Theatre Festival/Audible
Available from 16th December 2020
By Cameron Kelsall
Stacy Osei-Kuffour’s play may be written for the stage, but as an audio drama critic Cameron Kelsall finds it one of the strongest pivots he’s encountered in the reimagined 2020 theater world.
15 December 2020
Reviews • Cabaret • NYC
Review: Norm Lewis: Christmastime is Here! at Feinstein’s/54 Below
54 Below ⋄ 17 December-31 December
By Lane Williamson
Norm Lewis brings a hefty dose of holiday cheer to a streaming series from Feinstein’s/54 Below. Lane Williamson reviews.
14 December 2020
Reviews • NYC • NYC Regional
Review: This is Who I Am at Woolly Mammoth
online ⋄ 5th December 2020- 3rd January 2021
By Nicole Serratore
Amir Nizar Zuabi’s play of a father and son cooking with each other over Zoom is warm but cloying. Nicole Serratore reviews.
12 December 2020
Reviews • NYC • NYC Regional
Review: Photograph 51 at Williamstown Theatre Festival/Audible
online ⋄ Available now at audible.com
By Cameron Kelsall
Informative and droll, Anna Ziegler’s play about Rosalind Franklin, a scientist undervalued by history, makes for compelling audio drama. Cameron Kelsall reviews.