A chamber musical scales up for its Broadway debut and achieves greatness. Lane Williamson reviews.
NYC
20 April 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Performance
Review: Macbeth in Stride at BAM Harvey
BAM Harvey Theatre ⋄ April 15-27, 2025
By Loren Noveck
Whitney White is a multi-hyphenated theatrical powerhouse, but this fusion of Shakespeare and pop concert doesn’t gel. Loren Noveck reviews.
17 April 2025
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Smash at the Imperial Theatre
Imperial Theatre ⋄ 11 March-Open Ended
By Lane Williamson
A zippy new musical comedy takes the songs from the cult TV show and refashions them for the Broadway stage. Lane Williamson reviews.
17 April 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp. at the Public Theater
Public Theater ⋄ April 3-May 11, 2025
By Loren Noveck
Four unsettling Caryl Churchill one-acts resonate in complex ways. Loren Noveck reviews.
14 April 2025
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: John Proctor Is the Villain at the Booth Theatre
Booth Theatre ⋄ March 20-July 6
By Loren Noveck
Loren Noveck wanted a little more ambiguity as playwright Kimberly Belflower and director Danya Taymor take down Arthur Miller’s hero.
13 April 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Irishtown at Irish Repertory Theatre
Irish Repertory Theatre ⋄ 2 April-25 May
By Juliet Hindell
What makes an Irish play – and what makes it Irish ~enough~? Ciara Elizabeth Smyth offers some laugh-filled answers to those questions in her new play. Juliet Hindell reviews.
13 April 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: I’m Assuming You Know David Greenspan at Atlantic Stage II
Atlantic Stage 2 ⋄ March 29-April 30, 2025
By Loren Noveck
Loren Noveck feels fortunate that she does know David Greenspan, who excels in his usual way in this piece created solely for him.
13 April 2025
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: The Last Five Years at the Hudson Theatre
Hudson Theatre ⋄ 18 March-22 June
By Lane Williamson
A misguided revival of Jason Robert Brown’s chamber musical lands on Broadway, but at what cost? Lane Williamson reviews.
10 April 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Swamp Dwellers at Polonsky Shakespeare Center
Polonsky Shakespeare Center ⋄ March 30-April 20, 2025
By Loren Noveck
A rarely seen early play by Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka feels resonant and relevant today. Loren Noveck reviews.
10 April 2025
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Glengarry Glen Ross at the Palace Theatre
Palace Theatre ⋄ March 10 through June 28
By Carol Rocamora
The epiphany of this Mamet revival is how relevant its look at American business still is. Carol Rocamora reviews.