A show that is quirky, surprising, and risk-taking should tick all Lorin Wertheimer’s boxes. And yet in this case, not so much.
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28 April 2024
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Patriots at the Barrymore Theatre
Barrymore Theatre ⋄ April 1-June 23, 2024
By Lorin Wertheimer
Peter Morgan’s new play is a study in power. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
24 April 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Grenfell: in the words of survivors at St. Ann’s Warehouse
St. Ann's Warehouse ⋄ April 13-May 12, 2024
By Lorin Wertheimer
Lorin Wertheimer is pushed from compassion to frustration by this documentary theater piece.
21 March 2024
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Water for Elephants at the Imperial Theatre
Imperial Theatre ⋄ February 24, 2024-open-ended
By Lorin Wertheimer
Despite some missteps in casting, this new circus musical brings the spectacle and huge visual creativity. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
2 February 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The White Chip at MCC
Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space ⋄ 22 January-9 March
By Lorin Wertheimer
Sean Daniels crafts an autobiographical play about his journey to recovery performed by an excellent three-person cast. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
16 November 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Arcadia at the West End Theatre
West End Theatre ⋄ October 27-December 23, 2023
By Lorin Wertheimer
A gleeful production of Tom Stoppard’s complex classic. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
14 November 2023
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Harmony at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre
Ethel Barrymore Theatre ⋄ October 18-open ended
By Lorin Wertheimer
This new musical about the Weimar-era musical group the Comedian Harmonists doesn’t have enough of either comedy or harmony. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
13 October 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Refuge Plays at the Laura Pels Theatre
Laura Pels Theatre ⋄ 16 September-12 November
By Lorin Wertheimer
Lorin Wertheimer wonders how far a safe space extends in Nathan Alan Davis’ epic three-part play.
21 September 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Dig at 59E59 Theaters
59E59 Theaters ⋄ 2 September-22 October
By Lorin Wertheimer
Theresa Rebeck’s new play, set in a plant shop, leaves our critic green with envy. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
13 July 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Saviour at Irish Repertory Theater
July 1 – August 13, 2023
By Lorin Wertheimer
Deirdre Kinahan’s new play at Irish Rep grips us even as it indicts us. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.