Whitney White is a multi-hyphenated theatrical powerhouse, but this fusion of Shakespeare and pop concert doesn’t gel. Loren Noveck reviews.
Off-Broadway
17 April 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp. at the Public Theater
Public Theater ⋄ April 3-May 11, 2025
By Loren Noveck
Four unsettling Caryl Churchill one-acts resonate in complex ways. Loren Noveck reviews.
13 April 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Irishtown at Irish Repertory Theatre
Irish Repertory Theatre ⋄ 2 April-25 May
By Juliet Hindell
What makes an Irish play – and what makes it Irish ~enough~? Ciara Elizabeth Smyth offers some laugh-filled answers to those questions in her new play. Juliet Hindell reviews.
13 April 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: I’m Assuming You Know David Greenspan at Atlantic Stage II
Atlantic Stage 2 ⋄ March 29-April 30, 2025
By Loren Noveck
Loren Noveck feels fortunate that she does know David Greenspan, who excels in his usual way in this piece created solely for him.
10 April 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Swamp Dwellers at Polonsky Shakespeare Center
Polonsky Shakespeare Center ⋄ March 30-April 20, 2025
By Loren Noveck
A rarely seen early play by Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka feels resonant and relevant today. Loren Noveck reviews.
7 April 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Performance
Review: Two Sisters Find a Box of Lesbian Erotica in the Woods at HERE
HERE Arts Center ⋄ March 28-April 26, 2025
By Loren Noveck
Sometimes lesbian space aliens are just what the doctor ordered. Loren Noveck reviews.
5 April 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Wine in the Wilderness at Classic Stage Company
Classic Stage Company ⋄ March 6-April 19, 2025
By Carol Rocamora
A worthy revival of an Alice Childress play looks at the definition of Black womanhood. Carol Rocamora reviews.
31 March 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Performance
Review: The Trojans at the Cell
The Cell Theatre ⋄ March 19-April 19, 2025
By Lorin Wertheimer
Loren Noveck and Lorin Wertheimer have very different opinions about this new synth-pop musical that grapples with the Greeks.
30 March 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Vanya at the Lucille Lortel
Lucille Lortel Theatre ⋄ March 11-May 11, 2025
By Carol Rocamora
An adaptation that highlights one astonishing performance without abandoning the themes of the original. Carol Rocamora reviews.
18 March 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Amerikin at 59E59
59E59 Theaters ⋄ March 1-April 13, 2025
By Loren Noveck
Excellent performances sometimes take characters deeper than Chisa Hutchinson’s script. Loren Noveck reviews.