Ryan J. Haddad performs a cabaret about the theatre troupe he founded as a child. It’s a song for little boys who love musicals and the families who support them. Lane Williamson reviews.
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26 December 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Judgment Day at Park Avenue Armory
Park Avenue Armory ⋄ 5 December - 10 January
By Lane Williamson
Park Avenue Armory presents a commissioned work from Richard Jones, director of 2017’s smash production of “The Hairy Ape”, but the equation of that success doesn’t add up here. Lane Williamson reviews.
3 December 2019
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: The Inheritance at Barrymore Theatre
Barrymore Theatre ⋄ 27th September 2019 - Open Ended
By Lane Williamson
Lane Williamson finds himself of two conflicting minds about the frustrating and entertaining two-part Matthew Lopez play about gay men in America.
22 November 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: 32 rue Vandenbranden at the BAM Harvey Theater
BAM Harvey Theatre ⋄ November 20-November 23
By Lane Williamson
A trailer park in a snow storm becomes an arena for gravity and joint-defying physical theatre in this hilarious and surprising piece from Belgium. Lane Williamson reviews.
19 November 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Evita at New York City Center
New York City Center ⋄ November 13-November 24
By Lane Williamson
Director Sammi Cannold’s vision works overtime to erase some of the ingrained misogyny in this classic musical. It’s mostly successful and features a revelatory performance from Solea Pfeiffer. Lane Williamson reviews.
9 November 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: User Not Found at BAM Greene Grape Annex
Brooklyn Academy of Music ⋄ November 6-November 16
By Lane Williamson
Dante or Die’s immersive, site-specific solo play is a powerful meditation on technology and mortality. Lane Williamson reviews.
4 November 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Michaels at The Public Theater
Public Theater ⋄ October 19-December 1
By Lane Williamson
The latest entry in Richard Nelson’s “Rhinebeck Panorama” is missing the alchemy that made the previous plays so successful. Lane Williamson reviews.
25 October 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: What if they went to Moscow? at BAM Fisher & BAM Rose Cinemas
BAM Fisher ⋄ October 23-October 27
By Lane Williamson
Brazillian director Christiane Jatahy brings her theatre-and-film adaptation of Chekhov’s “Three Sisters” to BAM in an excavation of three women’s psyches. Lane Williamson reviews.
20 October 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Forbidden Broadway: The Next Generation at The Triad Theatre
The Triad Theatre ⋄ September 18-November 30
By Lane Williamson
The latest version of the long-running spoof of Broadway musicals succeeds with spoofs of Oklahoma! and Fosse/Verdon, but is often too harsh to be enjoyed. Lane Williamson reviews.
16 October 2019
Reviews • Regional
Review: Little Shop of Horrors and The Light in the Piazza in Los Angeles
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion ⋄ Sep 17-Oct 20 (Little Shop), Oct 12-Oct 20 (Piazza)
By Lane Williamson
Two musical revivals in Los Angeles don’t live up to their material, but Mj Rodriguez delivers a stunning performance at the Pasadena Playhouse. Lane Williamson reviews.