Ripped from the headlines, Is This a Room uses an interrogation to interrogate the nature of power.
NYC
9 January 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Briefs: The Second Coming at NYU Skirball Center
NYU Skirball Center ⋄ 6 January - 7 January
By Richard Patterson
Australian burlesque company the Briefs Factory brings their all-male extravaganza to New York City. Richard Patterson reviews.
8 January 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Blue Ridge at Atlantic Theater Company
Atlantic Theater Company ⋄ 12th December 2018 – 26th January 2019
By Cameron Kelsall
Superb acting, exceptional production values, and a compelling point of view, but this slice-of-life dramedy by Abby Rosebrock loses its way. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
7 January 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Manual Cinema’s Frankenstein at Under the Radar Festival
Public Theater ⋄ January 3-12
By Loren Noveck
Sheer magic with shadows: Loren Noveck reviews Manual Cinema’s latest genre-bender.
6 January 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Opera
Review: 4.48 Psychosis at Baruch Performing Arts Center
Baruch Performing Arts Center ⋄ 5 January - 12 January
By Lane Williamson
An opera-theatre adaptation of Sarah Kane’s play is at its most successful when it uses inventive orchestration to transcend the human voice. Lane Williamson reviews.
6 January 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Infinite Hotel at Irondale Arts Center
Irondale Center ⋄ 5 January - 12 January
By Lane Williamson
It may be best to just surrender to Michael Joseph McQuilken’s music-theatre puzzle. Lane Williamson reviews.
5 January 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Art of Luv (Part 6): Awesome Grotto! at Abrons Arts Center
Abrons Arts Center ⋄ Through January 5th
By Joey Sims
Royal Osiris Karaoke Ensemble worship a pizza wheel. Incomplete but calming and serene. Joey Sims meditates and reviews.
26 December 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Nassim at New York City Center
New York City Center - The Studio at Stage II ⋄
By Nicole Serratore
Can you create friendship and connection when you are controlling the audience? Nicole Serratore reviews the new play by Nassim Soleimanpour.
17 December 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Downstairs at the Cherry Lane Theatre
Cherry Lane Theatre ⋄ 7 November - 22 December
By Cameron Kelsall
Tim and Tyne Daly are cast against type in a play written for them and their real-life sibling rapport doesn’t shine through. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
15 December 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Prisoner at Theatre for a New Audience
Theatre for a New Audience ⋄ 25 November - 16 December
By Joey Sims
Peter Brook and Marie-Hélène Estienne ask how a person can atone for their crimes in a moving new theatrical work. Joey Sims reviews.