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: 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 ...
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: 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 ...
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 ...
Reviews
Review: The Tragedy of Coriolanus at Theatre for a New Audience
Theatre for a New Audience
A new production of Shakespeare's infrequently revived play aims for relevance, but misses the moment. Patrick J. Maley reviews.
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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: Midwest Porn at the 14Y Theater
14Y Theater
Lorin Wertheimer analyzes the way Quincy Long rips apart theatrical conventions--perhaps too many of them.
12 February
Reviews
Review: The First Line of Dante’s Inferno at La MaMa
LaMama E.T.C.
Kirk Lynn's new play riffs on Dante with moody, melancholy results. Loren Noveck reviews.
10 February
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Review: Gooey’s Toxic Aquatic Adventure at the Bushwick Starr
Bushwick Starr
An overflowing cornucopia of a puppet musical. Loren Noveck reviews.
7 February
Reviews
Review: The Bookstore at 59E59
59E59 Theaters
A play about a bookstore that never comes to off-the-page life. Catherine Sawoski reviews.
4 February
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.
Reviews
Review: Data at the Lucille Lortel Theatre
Lucille Lortel Theatre
A ripped-from-the-headlines drama that fails by underestimating its audience. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
2 February
Reviews
Review: Watch Me Walk at Playwrights Horizons
An artist's life in an increasingly unpredictable body: Loren Noveck reviews Anne Gridley's new solo piece
1 February
Reviews
Review: Blackout Songs at Robert C. Wilson MCC Theater Space
This new play beautifully explores the tension between trying to forget and wanting to remember. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
30 January
Reviews
Review: The Disappear at the Minetta Lane Theatre
Minetta Lane Theatre
A "seriocomedy" that's neither serious enough nor funny enough. Loren Noveck reviews.
28 January
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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.
9 July
Joey Sims
How The Doors Were Opened, and What Comes Next
The George Floyd protests opened up theater lobbies and has prompted a new dialogue about theater and race. Joey Sims investigates.
24 June
Joey Sims
Stage Managing One Zoom At A Time
Stage managers pivot to Zoom. Joey Sims reports on how this job has shifted in pandemic times.
10 May
Exeunt Staff
Online Theater: The Familiar vs. The New
Our critics gather to talk about what theater they are watching online and why.