Review: Water for Elephants at the Imperial Theatre

One of my first Broadway experiences was Barnum, the circus-themed biography of swindler P. T. Barnum. The musical is forgettable, but the final number, “Join the Circus” (featured prominently in ...

Review: Sunset Baby at Signature Theatre

“Ain’t nothin’ sentimental about a dead revolution,” says Nina to her father as she kicks him out of her apartment, exhausted by his efforts to lean on her emotions to ...

Courtney Bassett, Helen J. Shen, Lexi Rhoades, Alyse Alan Louis, Wren Rivera, Phoenix Best, and Jenna Rose Husli in Teeth. Photo: Chelcie Parry.

Review: Teeth at Playwrights Horizons

Teeth–the new musical by Michael R. Jackson and Anna K. Jacobs freely adapted from the 2007 indie film–takes its roots in the horror genre seriously. It’s gory, including a number ...

Review: The Notebook at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre

During previews for The Notebook on Broadway, the souvenir stand hawked branded boxes of Kleenex for five bucks a pop. The new musical, now open at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre ...

Review: A Doll's House at the Hudson Theatre

Amy Herzog’s writing has a surgical precision that pares away at the human experience to reveal the core truth of relationships. It was evident in her last theatrical outing, Mary ...

Reviews

Review: Marcel on the Train

From clown to hero: Carol Rocamora reviews this new play based on a remarkable true story

16 March

Features

Feature: A Conversation with the Curators of UNDOXX at JACK

Loren Noveck interviews zavé martohardjono, Maya Simone Z., and Jamie Chan, the curators of UNDOXX.

14 November

Reviews

Review: Every Brilliant Thing at the Hudson Theatre

Hudson Theatre

Daniel Radcliffe returns to Broadway in an open-hearted solo play, or is it a 971 person play? Lane Williamson reviews.

12 March

Reviews

Review: Antigone (This Play I Read in High School) at the Public Theater

Public Theater

Anna Ziegler transforms Sophocles for a modern audience, with mixed results. Loren Noveck reviews.

12 March

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Review: Bughouse at the Vineyard Theatre

Vineyard Theatre

Outsider artist Henry Darger created a compellingly, unsettling, and strange world with his paintings and writings. So why is this piece about his life so inert? Loren Noveck reviews.

11 March

Reviews

Review: Cold War Choir Practice at Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space

Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space

There's something for everyone in Ro Reddick's new play: singing, dancing, comedy, pathos, and Cold War nostalgia. Loren Noveck reviews.

10 March

Features

Loren Noveck

What Does Climate Change Have to Do with the Future of Directing? Notes from the International Directors Summit

Directors from all over the world met virtually for six months, seeking a more accessible, resilient, and inclusive theater industry.

Kev Berry

Going to the Theater is Weird These Days

Playwright and performer Kev Berry offers a personal essay in which he grapples with returning to theatre after the shutdown and his own journey to sobriety.

Hansol Oh

When the Theaters Reopened: Observations from South Korea

Thermal cameras, hand sanitizer, and masks are the new normal for theaters in Korea. Hansol Oh saw 10 shows there and reports on her summer of theatergoing.

Nicole Serratore

Theater of Your Mind: Closet Dramas and More

Various theater-adjacent projects offer alternatives for reading and interpreting theater at home. Nicole Serratore explores closet dramas and their ilk.

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Reviews

Review: Bigfoot! at New York City Center – Stage I

New York City Center - Stage I

This deliriously silly new musical is also a sharp political satire. Lane Williamson reviews.

6 March

Reviews

Review: What We Did Before Our Moth Days at the Greenwich House Theater

An excellent ensemble displays all the unsettling nuance in Wallace Shawn's latest. Loren Noveck reviews.

5 March

Reviews

Review: The Unknown at Studio Seaview

Studio Seaview

Sean Hayes delivers a monologue about a writer and his stalker, or is it just writer's block? Lane Williamson reviews.

5 March

Reviews

Review: Night Side Songs at LCT3

Lorin Wertheimer finds The Lazours' new musical a satisfying collaboration among artists and audience.

4 March

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26 July

Exeunt Staff

Theater 2020: The Season That Wasn’t

With a shortened 2020 theater season, we focus on the exciting artists we came across in 2020 and who we want to see more from in a post-pandemic theater world order.