Cross-cultural confusion abounds in this funny but introspective look at a unique moment in theater history and in the lives of a group of Chinese artists. Nicole Serratore reviews.
NYC
13 October 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Refuge Plays at the Laura Pels Theatre
Laura Pels Theatre ⋄ 16 September-12 November
By Lorin Wertheimer
Lorin Wertheimer wonders how far a safe space extends in Nathan Alan Davis’ epic three-part play.
11 October 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: DruidO’Casey at NYU Skirball Center
NYU Skirball Center ⋄ 4 October-14 October
By Juliet Hindell
Sean O’Casey’s Dublin trilogy is revived by Druid Theatre Company with the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see all three plays in one day-long marathon. Juliet Hindell reviews.
1 October 2023
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
7th September 2023-7th January 2024
By Nicole Serratore
Ossie Davis’s segregation-era satire has lost none of its bite and this frenetic production balances laughter, beauty, and social critique perfectly. Nicole Serratore reviews.
27 September 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Mary Gets Hers at Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space
Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space ⋄ September 11-October 14, 2023
By Loren Noveck
A medieval retelling that puts women back in the picture, with mixed results. Loren Noveck reviews.
24 September 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Doppelganger at Park Avenue Armory
Park Avenue Armory ⋄ 22nd September 28th September 2023
By Nicole Serratore
With a thumping heartbeat, Claus Guth’s production of Schubert’s Swan Song portrays a soldier’s journey towards death. Nicole Serratore reviews.
21 September 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Dig at 59E59 Theaters
59E59 Theaters ⋄ 2 September-22 October
By Lorin Wertheimer
Theresa Rebeck’s new play, set in a plant shop, leaves our critic green with envy. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
16 September 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Performance
Review: Psychic Self Defense at HERE
HERE Arts Center ⋄ September 12-30, 2023
By Loren Noveck
Normandy Sherwood’s hallucinatory dreamscape isn’t like anything Loren Noveck has ever seen before.
14 September 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Death, Let Me Do My Show at the Lucille Lortel
Lucille Lortel Theatre ⋄ September 6-30, 2023
By Loren Noveck
Rachel Bloom planned to tour a show in spring 2020. Life, and death, got in the way. Three years later, does her brand of musical comedy still speak to us? Loren Noveck reviews.
20 August 2023
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Here Lies Love at Broadway Theatre
Broadway Theatre ⋄
By Nicole Serratore
Nicole Serratore panics on the disco floor finding Here Lies Love’s immersion doesn’t quite work on Broadway.