Forest Whitaker excellently captures his character’s desperate need for an audience.
NYC
7 March 2016
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Rap Guide to Climate Chaos at SoHo Playhouse
Soho Playhouse ⋄ 25th February - 24th April 2016
By Seth Simons
A disorienting self-reflexivity, a mirror aimed at another mirror: Seth Simons reviews Baba Brinkman’s show.
2 March 2016
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Wildness, Sky-Pony's Rock Fairy Tale at Ars Nova
Ars Nova ⋄ 16th February -19th March 2016
By Loren Noveck
Loren Novek reviews Sky-Pony’s kitsch but charming rock fairy tale.
1 March 2016
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Nice Fish at St Ann's Warehouse
14th February - 27th March 2016
By Alexander Cohen
A strange but satisfying production of Louis Jenkins’ prose poetry, with Mark Rylance bringing comedy and tenderness to his role.
1 March 2016
Reviews • NYC • NYC Regional
Review: Twelfth Night at NYU Skirball Center
16th - 20th February 2016
By Alison Walls
Alison Walls reviews an irreverent and enjoyable take on one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays.
25 February 2016
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: City of Glass at the New Ohio Theater
19th February - 12th March 2016
By Loren Noveck
Edward Einhorn’s adaptation “never takes shape as either the story of an investigation or a noirish look into the darker, more opaque sides of human nature.”
23 February 2016
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Prodigal Son at New York City Center Stage 1
New York City Center - Stage I ⋄ Until 27th March 2016
By Jordan G. Teicher
Succeeding in evoking the beauty and the hell of a young man’s coming-of-age.
18 February 2016
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Grand Paradise in Brooklyn
383 Troutman Street ⋄ 30th January - 31st March 2016
By Nicole Serratore
Macramé on the walls, shelves of wooden pineapples, American Tourister suitcases, and an orgy of silver lamé costumes…but something remains missing from this immersive experience.
9 February 2016
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Utility at Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre
Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre ⋄ 28th January - 20th February 2016
By Nicole Serratore
“You inhale fearing your breath might tip the balance.” Nicole Serratore reviews Emily Schwend’s new play.
4 February 2016
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Washer/Dryer at The Beckett Theatre
The Beckett Theatre ⋄ 26th January - 20th February 2016
By Nicole Serratore
Nicole Serratore sees a show that “skates along on mostly fluffy charm”, but at times the laughs feel forced.