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: 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 ...
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 ...
Reviews
Review: Plan C at The Tank
The Tank
This new play by devising ensemble Hook & Eye is ambitious, but doesn't come together. Catherine Sawoski 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: Dog Day Afternoon at August Wilson Theatre
August Wilson Theatre
A film-to-stage adaptation with fuzzy politics and overly bright comedic edge that never quite says anything at all. Nicole Serratore reviews
5 April
Reviews
Review: Seagull: True Story at the Public Theater
Public Theater
Loren Noveck reviews a piece by a Russian-exile director that uses Chekhov to look at the cost of conscience--and also to look away from it.
4 April
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Review: Public Charge at the Public Theater
Public Theater
Can diplomacy become the stuff of theater? Catherine Sawoski reviews a new play by, and about, a former US ambassador
31 March
Reviews
Review: Giant at The Music Box
Music Box Theatre
Mark Rosenblatt's knotty play about the author Roald Dahl transfers to Broadway with a generational performance by John Lithgow. Lane Williamson reviews.
27 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.
Reviews
Review: Marcel on the Train
From clown to hero: Carol Rocamora reviews this new play based on a remarkable true story
16 March
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
Reviews
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
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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.