American trash TV meets British pop-opera in this Off-Broadway premiere. Lane Williamson reviews.
Lane Williamson
Articles by Lane Williamson
21 January 2018
Reviews • NYC • Opera
Review: Acquanetta at Gelsey Kirkland Arts Center
Gelsey Kirkland Arts Center ⋄ 9th - 14th January 2018
By Lane Williamson
Daniel Fish directs this filmed opera about a racially ambiguous B-movie star that Hollywood forgot. Lane Williamson reviews.
5 December 2017
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Once on This Island at Circle in the Square
Circle in the Square Theatre ⋄ 9th November 2017 - open ended
By Lane Williamson
Director Michael Arden finds inventive ways to dig up the past in this illuminating revival. Lane Williamson reviews.
4 December 2017
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Downtown Race Riot at Pershing Square Signature Center
Pershing Square Signature Center ⋄ 3rd - 23rd December 2017
By Lane Williamson
Chloë Sevigny takes a back seat in Seth Zvi Rosenfeld’s muddled play. Lane Williamson reviews.
9 November 2017
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Office Hour at The Public Theater
Public Theater ⋄ To 3rd December 2017
By Lane Williamson
Julia Cho pushes the boundaries of taste exploring gun violence. Lane Williamson reviews.
2 October 2017
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: As You Like It at Classic Stage
Classic Stage Company ⋄
By Lane Williamson
Lane Williamson finds a lifeless production in director John Doyle’s hands, starring Ellen Burstyn.
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.