Emma Sheanshang’s new play feels like it was created by an algorithm; there’s nothing at its core. Loren Noveck reviews.
NYC
16 May 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: King James at New York City Center Stage I
New York City Center - Stage I ⋄ 2 May-18 June
By Cameron Kelsall
Rajiv Joseph dribbles a new play about the friendship between two straight men and their love of basketball. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
13 May 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Prometheus Firebringer at The Chocolate Factory Theater
The Chocolate Factory ⋄ 11th-13th May 2023
By Nicole Serratore
Annie Dorsen returns with a new piece of algorithmic theater which asks the audience to focus on language and what power we are handing over to AI. Nicole Serratore reviews.
8 May 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Dimanche at BAM Fisher
BAM Fisher ⋄ 3 May-13 May
By Lorin Wertheimer
Playful puppetry looks at the horrors of climate change. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
4 May 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: shadow/land at the Public Theater
Public Theater ⋄ April 20-May 28, 2023
By Loren Noveck
Erika Dickerson-Despenza’s Katrina Cycle kicks off with a gorgeous production at the Public. Loren Noveck reviews.
4 May 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Oliver! at New York City Center
New York City Center ⋄ 3 May-14 May
By Lane Williamson
This Encores! revival may leave you asking for more. Lane Williamson reviews.
1 May 2023
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: The Thanksgiving Play at the Helen Hayes Theater
Helen Hayes Theater ⋄ March 25-June 11, 2023
By Loren Noveck
A culturally sensitive Thanksgiving Play for “post-post-racial America” goes horrifyingly awry in Larissa FastHorse’s comedy. Loren Noveck reviews.
25 April 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Summer, 1976 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre ⋄ 4 April-10 June
By Cameron Kelsall
In the case of David Auburn’s new play, you end up with something far less than the sum of its considerable parts. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
20 April 2023
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Fat Ham at the American Airlines Theater
American Airlines Theatre ⋄ March 21-June 25, 2023
By Lorin Wertheimer
James Ijames’s joyful reinterpretation of Shakespeare transfers to Broadway. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
18 April 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Plays for the Plague Year at Joe’s Pub
Joe's Pub ⋄ April 5-April 30, 2022
By Loren Noveck
Suzan-Lori Parks’s collage of short plays and songs drops us into the griefs of 2020 in hopes of giving us the tools to process what we’re still living through. Loren Noveck reviews.