Ossie Davis’s segregation-era satire has lost none of its bite and this frenetic production balances laughter, beauty, and social critique perfectly. Nicole Serratore reviews.
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24 September 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Doppelganger at Park Avenue Armory
Park Avenue Armory ⋄ 22nd September 28th September 2023
By Nicole Serratore
With a thumping heartbeat, Claus Guth’s production of Schubert’s Swan Song portrays a soldier’s journey towards death. Nicole Serratore reviews.
20 August 2023
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Here Lies Love at Broadway Theatre
Broadway Theatre ⋄
By Nicole Serratore
Nicole Serratore panics on the disco floor finding Here Lies Love’s immersion doesn’t quite work on Broadway.
31 July 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Half-God of Rainfall at NYTW
New York Theatre Workshop ⋄ 14 July 2023 to 20 August 2023
By Nicole Serratore
This poem-play from Inua Ellams is a mélange of interesting images, ideas, and theatrical moments but lacks cohesion. Nicole Serratore reviews.
25 May 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Work Hard Have Fun Make History at Clubbed Thumb Summerworks
18-30th May 2023
By Nicole Serratore
ruth tang’s sly, funny play explores prophets and profits. Nicole Serratore reviews
13 May 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Prometheus Firebringer at The Chocolate Factory Theater
The Chocolate Factory ⋄ 11th-13th May 2023
By Nicole Serratore
Annie Dorsen returns with a new piece of algorithmic theater which asks the audience to focus on language and what power we are handing over to AI. Nicole Serratore reviews.
21 December 2022
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Ain’t No Mo’ at the Belasco Theatre
Belasco Theatre ⋄ Through 23rd December 2022
By Nicole Serratore
An electric new play about Blackness in America comes to Broadway. Nicole Serratore reviews.
19 December 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Ye Bear & Ye Cubb at 59E59
59E59 Theaters ⋄ Through 23rd December 2022
By Nicole Serratore
A comical imagining of an early American play fails to get the audience on board for its idea of fun. Nicole Serratore reviews
31 August 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
ONCE UPON A (korean) TIME at La MaMa
La MaMa Ellen Stewart Theater ⋄ 23 August - 18 September 2022
By Nicole Serratore
An inventive production of Daniel K. Isaac’s ambitious play on family history and folk tales. Nicole Serratore reviews.
26 July 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Happy Life at Walkerspace
Walkerspace ⋄ 22 July - 6 August 2022
By Nicole Serratore
A smart, funny, and complex play by Kathy Ng about the persistent ghosts in our lives (or apartments). Nicole Serratore reviews.









