María Irene Fornés and Al Carmines lampoon the rich, law enforcement, and life in general in this forgotten absurdist musical revived by Encores! Off-Center in a hilarious, affecting production. Lane Williamson reviews.
NYC
13 July 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: No One Is Forgotten at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater ⋄ July 8-July 27
By Loren Noveck
Winter Miller crafts an investigation into the absurdity of terror. Loren Noveck reviews.
12 July 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Bacchae at Classical Theatre of Harlem
Marcus Garvey Park ⋄ 7th-28th July 2019
By Juliet Hindell
A stunning adaptation of Euripides’ play finds contemporary relevance in an outdoor summer production. Juliet Hindell reviews.
7 July 2019
Features • NYC • NYC Features
A Contemplation of Design
By Exeunt Staff
Our critics share their thoughts and feelings about theater design.
28 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Opera
Review: Nixon in China at McCarter Theatre Center
McCarter Theatre ⋄ Through 30th June
By Patrick Maley
Patrick Maley sees his first opera, the intriguing and baffling Nixon in China.
28 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: We’re Only Alive for a Short Amount of Time at Public Theater
Public Theater ⋄ 13th June - 14th July 2019
By Ran Xia
David Cale creates a vulnerable, complex journey through his childhood memories in this new musical memoir. Ran Xia reviews.
28 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Working at New York City Center
New York City Center ⋄ June 26-June 29
By Lane Williamson
Encores! Off-Center refashions this musical about the American workforce into a love letter to City Center. Lane Williamson reviews.
26 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Dying City at Second Stage
Second Stage Theatre ⋄ May 14-June 30
By Teresa Kilzi
Christopher Shinn’s play about two lost souls in the wake of 9/11 has lost some of its power in the decade since its premiere. Teresa Kilzi reviews.
26 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: King Philip’s Head Is Still On That Pike Just Down the Road at The Wild Project
The Wild Project ⋄ June 19-June 29
By Lane Williamson
Clubbed Thumb wraps up its annual Summerworks with Daniel Glenn’s raucous play about governmental deadlock and the removal of a severed head. Lane Williamson reviews.
23 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Leap and the Net Will Appear at The Flea Theater
Flea Theater ⋄ Through 30th June 2019
By Ran Xia
Committed performances cannot rescue a show that loses its way in its own surrealism. Ran Xia reviews.