An online rendering of Conor McPherson’s The Weir highlights our pandemic loneliness. Pat Maley reviews.
Patrick Maley
Articles by Patrick Maley
16 March 2020
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Girl from the North Country at Belasco Theatre
Belasco Theatre ⋄ Suspended as of 12 March 2020
By Patrick Maley
Like Bob Dylan’s music itself, this quasi-jukebox musical from Conor McPherson is filled with yearning, sadness, and humanity. Patrick Maley reviews.
1 March 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Hot Wing King at Signature Theatre
The Pershing Square Signature Center ⋄ February 11-March 22
By Patrick Maley
Katori Hall returns to Memphis and brings the dialect of the city to simmering life in her new play. Patrick Maley reviews.
13 February 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Where We Stand at WP Theater
WP Theater ⋄ 31st January - 1st March 2020
By Patrick Maley
A creative retelling of an old tale performed with verve and playfully written by Donnetta Lavinia Grays. Patrick Maley reviews.
21 November 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Crucible at the Connelly Theater
Connelly Theater ⋄ November 8-December 29
By Patrick Maley
Bedlam puts the actors where the audience would be in this gripping revival of Arthur Miller’s play. Patrick Maley reviews.
27 October 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Molly Sweeney at Theatre Row
Theatre Row ⋄ 8th October – 16th November 2019
By Patrick Maley
A gripping production of Brian Friel’s interlaced monologues. Patrick Maley reviews.
7 October 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Dublin Carol at Irish Repertory Theatre
Irish Repertory Theatre ⋄ Through 10th November 2019
By Patrick Maley
While not his finest work, this penetrating portrait of a shattered man by Conor McPherson gets an empathetic production. Patrick Maley reviews.
23 September 2019
Features • NYC • NYC Features • Off-Broadway
Finding Community with ShakesBEER
By Patrick Maley
8 years of Shakespearean pubcrawls has taught the artists behind ShakesBEER a lot. Patrick Maley explores the history of this NYC tradition.
28 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Opera
Review: Nixon in China at McCarter Theatre Center
McCarter Theatre ⋄ Through 30th June
By Patrick Maley
Patrick Maley sees his first opera, the intriguing and baffling Nixon in China.
4 June 2019
Features • NYC • NYC Features • Off-Broadway
Dublin Saturday: A Day with Sean O’Casey
By Patrick Maley
Three productions of Sean O’Casey’s plays at the Irish Rep showcase his genius. Pat Maley soaks them all in in one day.