Joan Didion wrote, “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” But how do we make sense of a world in disorder? Richard Patterson reviews.
NYC
27 November 2018
Features • Dialogues and debates • NYC
A Dialogue on Dialogues
By Exeunt Staff
Our critics discuss the merit of dialogue reviews, the New York Times experimenting with them, and King Kong.
26 November 2018
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: American Son at Booth Theatre
Booth Theatre ⋄ Through 27th January 27th 2019
By Ayanna Prescod
A new play starring Kerry Washington gets audiences talking about race. Ayanna Prescod reviews.
25 November 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: What To Send Up When It Goes Down at A.R.T./New York Theatres
ART/New York ⋄ 11th November to 8th December 2018
By Alison Walls
Aleshea Harris’s new play is socially-critical theater with an engaged, energized cast.
20 November 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Hard Problem at Lincoln Center
Mitzi Newhouse Theatre ⋄ October 25-January 6
By Loren Noveck
Tom Stoppard interrogates whether a thermostat has consciousness potential, and why we have consciousness at all. Loren Noveck reviews.
18 November 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: A Chorus Line at New York City Center
New York City Center ⋄ 14 November - 18 November
By Lane Williamson
The dancers are back on the line and as thrilling as ever in a new Encores! production. Lane Williamson reviews.
17 November 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui at Classic Stage Company
Classic Stage Company ⋄ 30 October - 22 December
By Lane Williamson
A volcanic performance by Raúl Esparza outshines the flaws in this revival of Brecht’s allegory play. Lane Williamson reviews.
16 November 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Natural Shocks at WP Theater
Women’s Project Theater ⋄ October 28-November 25
By Loren Noveck
A shocking twist can’t save a paper-thin script. Loren Noveck reviews.
15 November 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Wild Goose Dreams at the Public Theater
Public Theater ⋄ October 30-December 16
By Loren Noveck
An ambitious, complex, at times unwieldy play that dramatizes the relationship between humans and the digital sphere as much as the relationships among its characters. Loren Noveck reviews.
15 November 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Thom Pain (based on nothing) at Signature Theatre
Signature Theatre ⋄ 23 October - 2 December
By Joey Sims
“Let it be enough,” the title character implores at the end of Will Eno’s play, but our critic doubts that possibility with this revival. Joey Sims reviews.