James McAvoy gives a performance for the history books in Jamie Lloyd’s bold revival. Lane Williamson reviews.
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Articles by Lane Williamson
30 March 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Oratorio for Living Things at Ars Nova at Greenwich House
Ars Nova ⋄ 15 March-17 April
By Lane Williamson
Ars Nova and composer Heather Christian present an indescribable, must-see theatrical experience where eighteen singers & musicians explore our individual and collective relationship to time. Lane Williamson reviews.
21 March 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Life at New York City Center
New York City Center ⋄ 16 March-20 March
By Lane Williamson
Billy Porter directs and revises a concert production of this 1997 musical with varying degrees of success, but a standout performance by Ledisi is worth any bumps along the way. Lane Williamson reviews.
21 February 2022
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: The Music Man at the Winter Garden Theatre
Winter Garden Theatre ⋄ Open Ended
By Lane Williamson
Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster star in a curiously flat revival that tries to reshape the musical to fit its stars. Lane Williamson reviews.
23 January 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: This Beautiful Future at Theaterlab
Theaterlab ⋄ 13 January-30 January
By Lane Williamson
Young love ignores the consequences in a thrilling new play by Rita Kalnejais. Lane Williamson reviews.
20 January 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Whisper House at 59E59
59E59 Theaters ⋄ 11 January-6 February
By Lane Williamson
Ghostly troubadours haunt a lighthouse during World War II in a new musical from Kyle Jarrow and Duncan Sheik. Lane Williamson reviews.
23 November 2021
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Morning Sun at New York City Center – Stage I
New York City Center - Stage I ⋄ 12 October - 19 December
By Lane Williamson
Simon Stephens’ new play focuses on the ordinary life of one woman in Greenwich Village, but what makes the ordinary worth depicting on stage? Lane Williamson reviews.
15 November 2021
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Assassins at Classic Stage Company
Classic Stage Company ⋄ 2 November-29 January
By Lane Williamson
A jumbled production brings down the first rate cast in this revival of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s musical. Lane Williamson reviews.
3 November 2021
Reviews • Cabaret • NYC
Review: Megan Hilty at Feinstein’s/54 Below
54 Below ⋄ 2 November - 7 November
By Lane Williamson
The third concert in 54 Below’s Diamond Series features the mega talent Megan Hilty in a career retrospective that has our critic remembering the first time he saw her, and every time since. Lane Williamson reviews.
18 October 2021
Reviews • Regional
Review: Songs for a New World at Paper Mill Playhouse
Paper Mill Playhouse ⋄ 13 October-7 November
By Lane Williamson
Carolee Carmello brings her incredible talent to a New Jersey revival of Jason Robert Brown’s song cycle, but the piece is starting to show its age. Lane Williamson reviews.