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: 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: 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: 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 ...
Reviews
Review: At the Barricades at MITU580
MITU580
A sobering look at the Spanish Civil War reminds us both what the International Brigades fought for...and how the war turned out. Loren Noveck reviews.
17 June
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: Prince Faggot at Playwrights Horizons
Playwrights Horizons
Speculative fiction about Prince George is surrounded by more personal stories in Jordan Tannahill's new play. Lane Williamson reviews.
17 June
Reviews
Review: Call Me Izzy at Studio 54
Studio 54
Jean Smart plays an aspiring poet trapped in an abusive marriage in this cliché-ridden solo play. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
12 June
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Review: Prosperous Fools at Polonsky Shakespeare Center
Polonsky Shakespeare Center
A scathing satire of art in the age of oligarchy. Loren Noveck reviews.
12 June
Reviews
Review: Angry Alan at Studio Seaview
Studio Seaview
John Krasinski deftly navigates a middle-aged man's spiral into conservative hell in Penelope Skinner's new play. Lane Williamson reviews.
11 June
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: Lunar Eclipse at the Pershing Square Signature Center
Pershing Square Signature Center
A memorable, moving portrait of marriage pays homage to an American classic. Carol Rocamora reviews.
11 June
Reviews
Review: Eurydice at Signature Theatre Center
Pershing Square Signature Center
Carol Rocamora finds this revival of Sarah Ruhl's take on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice "luminous and revelatory."
8 June
Reviews
Review: Not Not Jane’s at Clubbed Thumb’s Summerworks
The Wild Project
Delightfully silly over a core of deep anxiety. Loren Noveck reviews the second show in Clubbed Thumb's Summerworks.
6 June
Reviews
Review: Bowl EP at the Vineyard Theatre
Vineyard Theatre
A bravura performance anchors this explosion of kinetic energy. Loren Noveck reviews.
2 June
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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.
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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.