A family works through their trauma in the shadow of the first WalMart. Lane Williamson reviews.
NYC
29 September 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: 300 el x 50 el x 30 el at the BAM Harvey Theater
BAM Harvey Theatre ⋄ 28 September-1 October
By Lane Williamson
The BAM Next Wave Festival kicks off with a movement-theater piece from the Belgian company FC Bergman that exposes the hidden lives of a small village. Lane Williamson reviews.
23 September 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Marie It’s Time at HERE
HERE Arts Center ⋄ September 7-October 1, 2022
By Loren Noveck
Julia Jarcho and Jennifer Seastone are magnetic as two sides of the same character in Jarcho’s latest play. Loren Noveck 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.
9 August 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Oresteia and Hamlet at Park Avenue Armory
Park Avenue Armory ⋄ 10 June-13 August
By Lane Williamson
Writer/Director Robert Icke returns to the Armory with two productions from the Almeida Theatre presented in repertory, to disparate results. Lane Williamson reviews.
27 July 2022
Reviews • Cabaret • NYC
Review: Kate Baldwin & Aaron Lazar: All for You at 54 Below
54 Below ⋄ 19 July-23 July
By Lane Williamson
The two Broadway stars craft a spectacular duo cabaret show that explores their past careers and their future hopes. Lane Williamson 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.
13 July 2022
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Into the Woods at the St. James Theatre
St James Theatre ⋄ 28 June-21 August
By Lane Williamson
The Stephen Sondheim & James Lapine musical returns to Broadway with an impeccable cast, but an unremarkable concert staging. Lane Williamson reviews.
29 June 2022
Reviews • Cabaret • NYC
Review: Leaves: Songs of Ourselves at Feinstein’s/54 Below
54 Below ⋄ 27 June
By Lane Williamson
Rodney Bush and Eric Rosen cap off Pride weekend celebrating the gay poet Walt Whitman with an exhilarating song cycle based on “Leaves of Grass.” Lane Williamson reviews.
26 June 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Bodies They Ritual at Clubbed Thumb’s Summerworks
The Wild Project ⋄ June 22-July 2, 2022
By Loren Noveck
Angela Hanks creates ten rich, nuanced roles for women in the third installment of Clubbed Thumb’s Summerworks. Loren Noveck reviews.