Lane Williamson finds a lifeless production in director John Doyle’s hands, starring Ellen Burstyn.
Lane Williamson
Articles by Lane Williamson
27 August 2017
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Prince of Broadway at Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre ⋄ 3rd August - 22nd October 2017
By Lane Williamson
Harold Prince considers his own life in the theater in the musical revue Prince of Broadway
23 June 2017
Reviews • NYC
Review: Angels in America at New York City Opera
New York City Opera ⋄ 10th- 16th June 2017
By Lane Williamson
Lane Williams reviews New York City Opera’s truncated, sometimes thrilling adaptation.
23 May 2017
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Whirligig at Pershing Square Signature Center
The Pershing Sqaure Signature Center ⋄ To 18th June 2017
By Lane Williamson
Lane Williamson feels spun out by Hamish Linklater’s turntable of acting moments.
6 April 2017
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Gently Down the Stream at The Public Theater
Public Theatre ⋄ 5th April - 21st May 2017
By Lane Williamson
Rearranging the furniture: Lane Williamson reviews Martin Sherman’s new play at the Public Theater.
14 March 2017
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Nibbler at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater ⋄ To 19th March 2017
By Lane Williamson
An alien gives the audience some unsatisfying hickeys, courtesy of Ken Urban. Lane Williamson reviews.
1 March 2017
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Skin of Our Teeth
Polonsky Shakespeare Center ⋄ 14th February - 19th March 2017
By Lane Williamson
“We’re all Antrobuses:” Lane Williamson reviews Theatre for a New Audience’s probing revival.
16 February 2017
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Big River at New York City Center
New York City Center ⋄ 8th - 12th February 2017
By Lane Williamson
“Considerable trouble and considerable joy” in Encores! production of Big River. Lane Williamson reviews.
22 November 2016
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Sweet Charity at Pershing Square Signature Center
The Pershing Square Signature Center ⋄ 2nd November - 8th January 2016
By Lane Williamson
The New Group’s revival of Sweet Charity breathes contemporary life into a worthy musical. Lane Williamson reviews.
16 November 2016
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Finian's Rainbow at Irish Repertory Theatre
Irish Repertory Theatre ⋄ 26th October - 31st December 2016
By Lane Williamson
Irish Repertory’s revival offers welcome, if not wholly effective, escapism. Lane Williamson reviews.