Our writers make their February selections of shows you should not miss.
NYC
25 January 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: X: Or, Betty Shabazz v. The Nation at Theatre at St. Clement’s
Theater at St. Clement’s ⋄ 14th January - 18th February 2018
By Jamara Wakefield
Jamara Wakefield reviews Marcus Gardley’s investigation of the death of Malcolm X.
24 January 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Jupiter’s Lifeless Moons at Performance Space New York
Performance Space New York ⋄ 12th - 17th January 2018
By Charlotte Arnoux
Charlotte Arnoux reviews Dane Terry’s “exciting, magical, musical” piece, in COIL.
23 January 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Miles for Mary at Playwrights Horizons
Playwrights Horizons ⋄
By Molly Grogan
Molly Grogan reviews this remount of The Mad Ones’ 2016 production.
21 January 2018
Reviews • NYC • Opera
Review: The Echo Drift at Baruch Performing Arts Center
Baruch Performing Arts Center ⋄ Select dates 10th - 20th January 2018
By Molly Grogan
Molly Grogan reviews the premiere of Mikael Karlsson’s opera in a prison cell, in PROTOTYPE.
21 January 2018
Reviews • NYC • Opera
Review: Acquanetta at Gelsey Kirkland Arts Center
Gelsey Kirkland Arts Center ⋄ 9th - 14th January 2018
By Lane Williamson
Daniel Fish directs this filmed opera about a racially ambiguous B-movie star that Hollywood forgot. Lane Williamson reviews.
18 January 2018
Features • Essays • NYC • NYC Features • Opinion
Political Zeitgeist: A Reflection on 2017 Stage Politics
By Curtis Russell
Curtis Russell looks back on the shows that successfully and unsuccessfully wrestled with politics last year.
16 January 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Pursuit of Happiness at NYU Skirball Center (Under the Radar)
NYU Skirball Center ⋄ 12th - 14th January 2018
By Molly Grogan
Nature Theater of Oklahoma teams up with Slovenian dance company, EnKnapGroup, somewhere on the American frontier. Molly Grogan reviews.
16 January 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Undesirable Elements: Generation NYZ at New Victory Theater
New Victory Theater ⋄ 13th - 21st January 2018
By Molly Grogan
Seven NYC young adults share their stories of immigration and finding themselves. Molly Grogan reviews.
15 January 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Ballyturk at St. Ann’s Warehouse
St. Ann's Warehouse ⋄ To 28th January 2018
By Ran Xia
Ran Xia finds enjoyable enigmas in Enda Walsh’s newest play.