The music is bangin’, but Lauren Yee’s script and Chay Yew’s direction never quite free themselves from the obvious. Alison Walls notes a lot of missed opportunities to be daring.
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2 February 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Stew at Walkerspace
Walkerspace ⋄ January 20-February 22
By Alison Walls
Zora Howard adds subtlety and depth to the kitchen sink drama. Alison Walls reviews.
11 January 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Constellations at Under the Radar
La MaMa Ellen Stewart Theater ⋄ 9th - 12th January 2020
By Alison Walls
This multimedia take on Nick Payne’s play by a Chinese company offers an elegant and quietly compelling production. Alison Walls reviews.
27 November 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: A Bright Room Called Day at Public Theater
Public Theater ⋄ 29th October - 15th December 2019
By Alison Walls
With recent revisions from Tony Kushner, there is quiet and bombastic brilliance in this play, but he still does not quite trust his audience. Alison Walls reviews.
23 October 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Sugimoto Bunraku Sonezaki Shinju: The Love Suicides at Sonezaki at White Light Festival
Jazz at Lincoln Center ⋄ 19th - 22nd October 2019
By Alison Walls
Using a modern aesthetic at times and classical practices, this Japanese puppet drama remains a bit cool. Alison Walls reviews.
16 October 2019
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: The Rose Tattoo at American Airlines Theatre
American Airlines Theatre ⋄ 19th September – 8th December 2019
By Alison Walls
Big on comedy, lacking in nuance, this production of Tennessee Williams’ play fails to interweave the tragedy underlining the characters. Alison Walls reviews.
10 September 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: BAD NEWS! i was there… at the NYU Skirball Center
NYU Skirball Center ⋄ September 6-September 8
By Alison Walls
This mash-up of Ancient Greek messenger speeches tries to break conventionality with a roving audience and miles of caution tape, but it ends up falling into its own traps. Alison Walls reviews.
30 August 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Make Believe at Second Stage Theater
Second Stage Theater ⋄ July 30th – September 22nd 2019
By Alison Walls
Playwright Bess Wohl finds a new angle on the familiar tale of family collapse. Alison Walls reviews.
18 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: A Strange Loop at Playwrights Horizons
Playwrights Horizons ⋄ May 24-July 7
By Alison Walls
Michael R. Jackson’s self-referential meta-musical loops around itself a little too much to be fully satisfying, but still offers plenty to think about and enjoy. Alison Walls reviews.
20 May 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Mac Beth at the Lucille Lortel Theatre
May 7-June 9
By Alison Walls
Erica Schmidt’s adaptation filters Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” through the lens of murderous teen girls to differing results. Alison Walls reviews.