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.
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4 November 2021
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Caroline, or Change at Studio 54
Studio 54 ⋄ Through 9 January
By Kev Berry
Sharon D. Clarke is the emotional engine in a blistering new revival of Jeanine Tesori and Tony Kushner’s operatic musical. The production, delayed by the pandemic, pushes its audience to sit in discomfort, something they might be unwilling to do. Kev Berry reviews.
20 February 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Dracula and Frankenstein at Classic Stage Co.
Classic Stage Company ⋄ Through 8th March 2020
By Kev Berry
Stage adaptations of two classic horror stories oddly offer few chills. Kev Berry reviews.
30 November 2019
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: A Christmas Carol at Lyceum Theatre
Lyceum Theatre ⋄ Through January 5, 2020
By Kev Berry
An earnest holiday treat destined to bring tears to your eyes. Kev Berry weeps and reviews.
25 October 2019
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: David Byrne’s American Utopia at Hudson Theatre
Hudson Theatre ⋄ 4th October 2019 - 16th February 2020
By Kev Berry
David Byrne’s intimate theatrical concert speaks to trying to do the best you can do in these brutal times. Kev Berry reviews
28 April 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Grief Is the Thing with Feathers at St. Ann’s Warehouse
St. Ann's Warehouse ⋄ April 20-May 12
By Kev Berry
Enda Walsh brilliantly translates a complicated postmodern novel about grief to the stage. Kev Berry reviews.
10 April 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Dad in a Box at HERE Arts Center
HERE Arts Center ⋄ March 29-April 13
By Kev Berry
Kev Berry gets angry and grapples with questions of artistic responsibility.
4 December 2018
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: The Prom at Longacre Theatre
Longacre Theatre ⋄ Open ended run
By Kev Berry
Thrilling choreography, catchy tunes, and a warmhearted message, but a watered-down idea of queerness lurks in The Prom.
1 November 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Good Grief at the Vineyard Theatre
Vineyard Theatre ⋄ 11 October - 18 November
By Kev Berry
The overarching impact is as elusive as the act of remembering in Ngozi Anyanwu’s new play. Kev Berry reviews.
30 September 2018
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: The Nap at Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre ⋄ 5th September to 11th November 2018
By Kev Berry
Richard Bean’s The Nap is a mostly funny comedy that loses it’s mirth with tasteless trans jokes. Kev Berry reviews.