This Lorraine Hansberry revival substitutes bitter truths for bohemian illusions. Loren Noveck reviews.
Venues: BAM Harvey Theatre
28 October 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Hamlet at the BAM Harvey Theater
BAM Harvey Theatre ⋄ 27 October-5 November
By Lane Williamson
Thomas Ostermeier and Lars Eidinger go balls-to-the-wall in “the greatest ‘Hamlet’ of our time.” Lane Williamson reviews.
29 September 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: 300 el x 50 el x 30 el at the BAM Harvey Theater
BAM Harvey Theatre ⋄ 28 September-1 October
By Lane Williamson
The BAM Next Wave Festival kicks off with a movement-theater piece from the Belgian company FC Bergman that exposes the hidden lives of a small village. Lane Williamson reviews.
18 April 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Cyrano de Bergerac at the BAM Harvey Theatre
BAM Harvey Theatre ⋄ 5 April-22 May
By Lane Williamson
James McAvoy gives a performance for the history books in Jamie Lloyd’s bold revival. Lane Williamson 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.
9 December 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Barber Shop Chronicles at the BAM Harvey Theater
BAM Harvey Theatre ⋄ 3 December - 8 December
By Juan A. Ramirez
Haircuts and community abound in this exhilarating production from London’s National Theatre that has stayed with Juan A. Ramirez since he first saw it a year ago.
22 November 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: 32 rue Vandenbranden at the BAM Harvey Theater
BAM Harvey Theatre ⋄ November 20-November 23
By Lane Williamson
A trailer park in a snow storm becomes an arena for gravity and joint-defying physical theatre in this hilarious and surprising piece from Belgium. Lane Williamson reviews.
29 November 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The White Album at BAM
BAM Harvey Theatre ⋄ November 28-December 1
By Richard Patterson
Joan Didion wrote, “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” But how do we make sense of a world in disorder? Richard Patterson reviews.
16 May 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Long Day’s Journey Into Night at BAM Harvey Theatre
BAM Harvey Theatre ⋄ 8th - 27th May 2018
By Richard Patterson
Richard Patterson reviews Richard Eyre’s production from the Bristol Old Vic.
20 April 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: King Lear at BAM Harvey
BAM Harvey Theatre ⋄ To 29th April 2018
By Richard Patterson
Richard Patterson reviews the US premiere of the RSC production starring Antony Sher.