Verbose narration takes away from a story of true grit, sacrifice, and loss in this musical about The Temptations. Ayanna Prescod reviews.
NYC
1 April 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The White Devil at the Lucille Lortel
March 19 – April 14
By Cameron Kelsall
John Webster’s 400-year-old revenge tragedy “crackles with wit and insight”–but Cameron Kelsall finds that the production fails to live up to the possibilities.
1 April 2019
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: What the Constitution Means To Me at Helen Hayes Theater
14th March - 9th June 2019
By Christian Lewis
Heidi Schreck’s flawless, moving play is a how-to guide for political theater. Christian Lewis reviews.
31 March 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Lehman Trilogy at Park Avenue Armory
Park Avenue Armory ⋄ March 22 - April 20
By Lane Williamson
Despite an elegant design and phenomenal acting, this play about Lehman Brothers Holdings focuses on the bankers and ignores the common man. Lane Williamson reviews.
30 March 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar at Theatre for a New Audience
Theatre for a New Audience ⋄ March 17 - April 28
By Patrick Maley
Shana Cooper’s production brings fresh eyes to a well-trod Shakespearean chestnut. Patrick Maley reviews.
30 March 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Life Sucks. at The Wild Project
The Wild Project ⋄ March 22 - April 20
By Lane Williamson
A modern Chekhovian riff shows that life has not changed much since the nineteenth century. Lane Williamson reviews.
25 March 2019
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Kiss Me, Kate at Studio 54
14th February – 30th June 2019
By Cameron Kelsall
Cheap, overstated, and not improved by recent revisions, only Corbin Bleu brings old-fashioned charm to this classic musical revival. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
22 March 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: I Married an Angel at New York City Center
March 20 - March 24
By Lane Williamson
Thick layers of sexism and a dull score pervade any chance of this lost Rodgers & Hart musical taking flight. Lane Williamson reviews.
19 March 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Nantucket Sleigh Ride at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre
Mitzi Newhouse Theatre ⋄ February 21 - May 5
By Juliet Hindell
John Guare’s new play is a raucous romp through a seaside town with a bevy of outrageous characters and circumstances, but how does it all add up? Juliet Hindell reviews.
18 March 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Alice by Heart at MCC Theater
Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space ⋄ January 30-April 7
By Loren Noveck
Alice’s rabbit hole reimagined as the London Underground during WWII: Does it work? Loren Noveck isn’t so sure.