The quilts threaten to steal the show in Katori Hall’s new family drama. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
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Articles by Lorin Wertheimer
19 November 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Light and the Dark at 59E59
59E59 Theaters ⋄ November 2-December 15, 2024
By Lorin Wertheimer
A new play about the life of Artimesia Gentileschi digs into Renaissance gender politics with mixed results. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
17 November 2024
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Maybe Happy Ending at the Belasco Theatre
Belasco Theatre ⋄ October 16-open-ended
By Lorin Wertheimer
Lorin Wertheimer finds concept stronger than execution in this new Broadway musical, a love story between robots.
28 October 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: We Live in Cairo at New York Theatre Workshop
New York Theatre Workshop ⋄ 9 Oct-24 Nov
By Lorin Wertheimer
A new musical about revolutionary artists storms the stage at New York Theatre Workshop, but finds less success than its predecessor. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
16 October 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Vladimir at New York City Center Stage I
New York City Center - Stage I ⋄ 24 September-10 November
By Lorin Wertheimer
A new play about a journalist in Putin’s Russia creates an unsteady mix of fact and fiction. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
11 October 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Counter at the Laura Pels Theatre
Laura Pels Theatre ⋄ 20 September-17 November
By Lorin Wertheimer
Meghan Kennedy’s new play connects two lonely souls over a cup of diner coffee. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
15 September 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Counting and Cracking at NYU Skirball Center
NYU Skirball Center ⋄ September 6-September 22, 2024
By Lorin Wertheimer
An ambitious epic that never loses sight of the power of its familial ties. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
15 July 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: EMPIRE: The Musical at New World Stages
New World Stages ⋄ 1 July-22 Sept
By Lorin Wertheimer
A new musical about the construction of the Empire State Building fails to build much excitement. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
9 July 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: cunnicularii at Alchemical Studios
Alchemical Studios ⋄ 28 June-13 July
By Lorin Wertheimer
A woman gives birth to a rabbit in Sophie McIntosh’s parable play. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
16 May 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Here There Are Blueberries at New York Theatre Workshop
New York Theatre Workshop ⋄ 17 April-16 June
By Lorin Wertheimer
A Nazi photo album appears at the National Holocaust Museum and the archivists who receive it wrestle with its legacy in this new play by Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.