This November, Alanis is on Broadway. Samuel D. Hunter is at Lincoln Center. And Dolly’s back in town (well, sort of). Check out our critics’ picks!
NYC
28 October 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Bella Bella at Manhattan Theatre Club
New York City Center - Stage I ⋄ 1st October - 1st December 2019
By Joey Sims
Harvey Fierstein gives a warm portrayal of legendary political figure Bella Abzug, while challenging the audience to consider some uncomfortable political truths of today. Joey Sims reviews.
27 October 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Molly Sweeney at Theatre Row
Theatre Row ⋄ 8th October – 16th November 2019
By Patrick Maley
A gripping production of Brian Friel’s interlaced monologues. Patrick Maley reviews.
25 October 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: What if they went to Moscow? at BAM Fisher & BAM Rose Cinemas
BAM Fisher ⋄ October 23-October 27
By Lane Williamson
Brazillian director Christiane Jatahy brings her theatre-and-film adaptation of Chekhov’s “Three Sisters” to BAM in an excavation of three women’s psyches. Lane Williamson reviews.
25 October 2019
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: David Byrne’s American Utopia at Hudson Theatre
Hudson Theatre ⋄ 4th October 2019 - 16th February 2020
By Kev Berry
David Byrne’s intimate theatrical concert speaks to trying to do the best you can do in these brutal times. Kev Berry reviews
24 October 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf at The Public Theater
Public Theater ⋄ October 8-December 1
By Juan A. Ramirez
Ntozake Shange’s choreopoem offers serious beauty against an awful world in a joyous production at The Public. Juan Ramirez reviews.
23 October 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Scotland, PA at Roundabout Theatre Company
Laura Pels Theatre ⋄ September 14-December 8, 2019
By Cameron Kelsall
Cameron Kelsall thought he’d seen it all when it came to Macbeth. But then this clever, tuneful musical adaptation that transports Birnam Wood to a 1970s fast-food joint snuck in through the drive-thru window.
23 October 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Sugimoto Bunraku Sonezaki Shinju: The Love Suicides at Sonezaki at White Light Festival
Jazz at Lincoln Center ⋄ 19th - 22nd October 2019
By Alison Walls
Using a modern aesthetic at times and classical practices, this Japanese puppet drama remains a bit cool. Alison Walls reviews.
22 October 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Is This A Room at Vineyard Theatre
Vineyard Theatre ⋄ 3rd October - 10th November 2019
By Joey Sims
A thrilling, thought-provoking political work by Tina Satter based on a real-life FBI transcript that unsettles with strong performances. Joey Sims reviews.
20 October 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Forbidden Broadway: The Next Generation at The Triad Theatre
The Triad Theatre ⋄ September 18-November 30
By Lane Williamson
The latest version of the long-running spoof of Broadway musicals succeeds with spoofs of Oklahoma! and Fosse/Verdon, but is often too harsh to be enjoyed. Lane Williamson reviews.