The West Village of the past is resurrected in Cusi Cram’s elegiac play that happens in and around Rattlestick’s theatre, bringing to life the AIDS patients and the saints that inhabited St. Vincent’s Hospital. Lane Williamson reviews.
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8 August 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Coriolanus at the Delacorte Theater
Delacorte Theater ⋄ July 16-August 11
By Lane Williamson
Daniel Sullivan’s near-future production allows this rarely performed Shakespeare play to show its political and kinda gay colors. Lane Williamson reviews.
2 August 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Judy Doomed Us All at the New Ohio Theatre
New Ohio Theatre ⋄ July 24-July 27
By Lane Williamson
Nancy Reagan and a tornado both descend on a small Kansas town, but only one of them causes destruction in Rat Queen Theatre Company’s new play. Lane Williamson reviews.
25 July 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Road Show at New York City Center
New York City Center ⋄ July 24-July 27
By Lane Williamson
Raúl Esparza and Brandon Uranowitz deliver magnetic performances in the Encores! Off-Center revival of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s musical about a con man and his brother. Lane Williamson reviews.
14 July 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Promenade at New York City Center
New York City Center ⋄ July 10-July 11
By Lane Williamson
María Irene Fornés and Al Carmines lampoon the rich, law enforcement, and life in general in this forgotten absurdist musical revived by Encores! Off-Center in a hilarious, affecting production. Lane Williamson reviews.
28 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Working at New York City Center
New York City Center ⋄ June 26-June 29
By Lane Williamson
Encores! Off-Center refashions this musical about the American workforce into a love letter to City Center. Lane Williamson reviews.
26 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: King Philip’s Head Is Still On That Pike Just Down the Road at The Wild Project
The Wild Project ⋄ June 19-June 29
By Lane Williamson
Clubbed Thumb wraps up its annual Summerworks with Daniel Glenn’s raucous play about governmental deadlock and the removal of a severed head. Lane Williamson reviews.
29 May 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Happy Talk at the Pershing Square Signature Center
Pershing Square Signature Center ⋄ April 30-June 16
By Lane Williamson
Jesse Eisenberg’s new play features a curiously flat performance from Susan Sarandon as a community theatre star. Lane Williamson reviews.
19 May 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: High Button Shoes at New York City Center
New York City Center ⋄ May 8-May 12
By Lane Williamson
A dusty Jule Styne musical from 1947 inspired later works, but fails to make a case for its second life. Lane Williamson reviews.
19 April 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Benny & Joon at Paper Mill Playhouse
Paper Mill Playhouse ⋄ April 4 - May 5
By Lane Williamson
A musical adaptation of the 1993 Johnny Depp film makes some improvements to the characters, but still doesn’t sing. Lane Williamson reviews.