Laura Benanti brings her jazz-inflected album and signature sense of humor to the stage in the second concert of Feinstein’s/54 Below’s Diamond Series. Lane Williamson reviews.
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Articles by Lane Williamson
29 September 2021
Reviews • Cabaret • NYC
Review: Kelli O’Hara at Feinstein’s/54 Below
54 Below ⋄ 28 September-3 October
By Lane Williamson
Kicking off the new Diamond Series, Kelli O’Hara dazzles at Feinstein’s/54 Below. Lane Williamson reviews.
5 August 2021
Reviews • Cabaret • NYC
Review: Emily Skinner: A Broad with a Broad Broad Mind at Feinstein’s/54 Below
54 Below ⋄ 29 July-31 July
By Lane Williamson
Emily Skinner lays all her quarantine feelings out on the cabaret table in her new show at Feinstein’s/54 Below. Lane Williamson reviews.
8 June 2021
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Performance
Review: Hymn to the City at Green-Wood Cemetery
Green-Wood Cemetery ⋄ 3 June-6 June
By Lane Williamson
Death of Classical and the New York Philharmonic team up to present a moving (emotionally and physically) concert across the expanse of Green-Wood Cemetery. Lane Williamson reviews.
18 May 2021
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Performance
Review: A Dozen Dreams at Brookfield Place
Brookfield Place ⋄ 13 May-30 May
By Lane Williamson
Twelve playwrights and a team of designers bring pandemic dreams to life in an art installation/immersive theatre odyssey at the Brookfield Place mall. Lane Williamson reviews.
21 January 2021
Reviews
Review: Times3 (Times x Times x Times) at the PROTOTYPE Festival
8 January-28 February
By Lane Williamson
Writer Geoff Sobelle and composer Pamela Z take us on a sonic journey through Times Square, from its origins to its present. Lane Williamson reviews.
21 January 2021
Reviews
Review: Ocean Body at HERE Arts Center
HERE Arts Center ⋄ 9 January-16 January
By Lane Williamson
An in-person visual and audio installation transports the audience into the waters of the Gulf Coast. Lane Williamson reviews.
15 December 2020
Reviews • Cabaret • NYC
Review: Norm Lewis: Christmastime is Here! at Feinstein’s/54 Below
54 Below ⋄ 17 December-31 December
By Lane Williamson
Norm Lewis brings a hefty dose of holiday cheer to a streaming series from Feinstein’s/54 Below. Lane Williamson reviews.
8 March 2020
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: West Side Story at Broadway Theatre
Broadway Theatre ⋄ Open-Ended Run
By Lane Williamson
Ivo van Hove brings fresh eyes to West Side Story in this video-heavy production and with it makes something wholly original. Lane Williamson shakes off van Hove fatigue and finds pleasure again in van Hove’s work.
27 February 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Dana H. at the Vineyard Theatre
Vineyard Theatre ⋄ Through March 29
By Lane Williamson
A verbatim play about the abduction of Lucas Hnath’s mother raises questions of authorship, while still delivering quite a wallop of a story. Lane Williamson reviews.