Director LaTanya Richardson Jackson brings a revival of August Wilson’s classic play with a starry cast and little splash. Patrick J. Maley reviews.
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11 April 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Confederates at Signature Theatre
Signature Theatre ⋄ 8 March-17 April
By Patrick Maley
Dominique Morisseau “leaves the confines of realism…and offers a challenging new paradigm” in the second play of her Signature residency. Patrick Maley reviews.
21 February 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Merchant of Venice at Theatre for a New Audience
Theatre for a New Audience ⋄ 5 February-6 March
By Patrick Maley
Director Arin Arbus digs into Shakespeare’s play to show us, anew, what’s been there all along. Patrick Maley reviews.
14 February 2022
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Skeleton Crew at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre ⋄ 27 December-20 February
By Patrick Maley
Dominique Morisseau’s play is the centerpiece of her “Detroit Project” trilogy, and also its heart. Patrick J. Maley reviews.
13 February 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Opera
Review: Intimate Apparel at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater
Mitzi Newhouse Theatre ⋄ 13 January-6 March
By Patrick Maley
New dimensions are drawn from the characters of Lynn Nottage’s play in an operatic adaptation with music by Ricky Ian Gordon. Patrick J. Maley reviews.
23 July 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Weir at Irish Repertory Streaming
online ⋄ 21st – 25th July 2020
By Patrick Maley
An online rendering of Conor McPherson’s The Weir highlights our pandemic loneliness. Pat Maley reviews.
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.