New giant ape musical is bizarre, messy, and excessive, but never quite satisfying as a whole. Alison Walls reviews.
NYC
8 November 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Waiting for Godot at Gerald W. Lynch Theatre
Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John J. College of Criminal Justice ⋄ 2 November – 13 November
By Ran Xia
Beckett’s play has never been funnier than in Druid Theatre Company’s production in the White Light Festival. Ran Xia reviews.
6 November 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Thanksgiving Play at Playwrights Horizons
Playwrights Horizons ⋄ 12 October - 25 November
By Cameron Kelsall
Playwright Larissa FastHorse’s New York debut is a “frequently funny, occasionally obvious satire of performative wokeness.” Cameron Kelsall reviews.
6 November 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Small Craft Warnings at 13th Street Repertory Company
13th Street Repertory Company ⋄ 1 November - 11 November
By Cameron Kelsall
A late-career Tennessee Williams play is marked by “a frank discussion of female sexuality and gay liberation” in a revival by Regeneration Theatre Company. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
2 November 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Honors Students at The Wild Project
The Wild Project ⋄ Through 11th November 2018
By Juliet Hindell
In Mariah MacCarthy’s play, these dark and depraved teens go to extremes. Juliet Hindell reviews.
1 November 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Good Grief at the Vineyard Theatre
Vineyard Theatre ⋄ 11 October - 18 November
By Kev Berry
The overarching impact is as elusive as the act of remembering in Ngozi Anyanwu’s new play. Kev Berry reviews.
31 October 2018
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: The Lifespan of a Fact at Studio 54
Studio 54 ⋄ 20th September 2018 - 13th January 2019
By Alicia Kort
Raising questions about fact and truth without answering any, this new play starring Daniel Radcliffe functions like a half-written sentence. Alicia Kort reviews.
30 October 2018
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: The Waverly Gallery at Golden Theatre
Golden Theatre ⋄ 25th September 2018 - 27th January 2019
By Cameron Kelsall
Comedy legend Elaine May cannot not save Kenneth Lonergan’s pandering look at dementia, caretaking, and family. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
28 October 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Lewiston/Clarkston at Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre
Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre ⋄ 10 October - 2 December
By Exeunt Staff
Joey Sims and Lane Williamson dialogue about Samuel D. Hunter’s deeply affecting pair of plays at Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre.
26 October 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Renascence at Abrons Arts Center
Abrons Arts Center ⋄ 5 October - 17 November
By Lane Williamson
Transport Group premieres a new musical about a young Edna St. Vincent Millay with a lush score by Carmel Dean, but a confused dramatic perspective. Lane Williamson reviews.