A fascinating slice of history from a volatile era but the play’s structure and focus undermines some of its power. Nicole Serratore reviews.
Off-Broadway
10 February 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: How Is It That We Live, or Shakey Jake + Alice at A.R.T./NY Theatres
ART/New York ⋄ February 3-22, 2025
By Loren Noveck
The new play by the downtown legend Len Jenkin mixes a tender love story with some darker, stranger magic. Loren Noveck reviews.
9 February 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Henry IV at Polonsky Shakespeare Center
Polonsky Shakespeare Center ⋄ January 30– March 2, 2025
By Patrick Maley
Jay O. Sanders is a “resplendent” Falstaff in this combined rendition of Shakespeare’s two Henry IV plays. Patrick Maley reviews.
5 February 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Antiquities at Playwrights Horizons
Playwrights Horizons ⋄ January 11-February 23, 2025
By Loren Noveck
Jordan Harrison’s exciting new play is intellectually impressive and philosophically a bit terrifying. Loren Noveck reviews.
1 February 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Nina at Theaterlab
Theaterlab ⋄ January 23-February 9, 2025
By Loren Noveck
Forrest Malloy’s backstage (melo)drama is filled with strong performances and incisively directed by Katie Birenboim. Loren Noveck reviews.
27 January 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: A Knock on the Roof at New York Theatre Workshop
New York Theatre Workshop ⋄ January 10-February 16, 2025
By Loren Noveck
An Under the Radar piece that portrays the banal horror of life under siege. Loren Noveck reviews.
27 January 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Beckett Briefs at Irish Rep
Irish Repertory Theatre ⋄ 15 Jan-9 Mar
By Patrick Maley
Irish Rep presents an excellent triptych of Samuel Beckett’s lesser-seen short plays. Patrick J. Maley reviews.
18 December 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Performance
Reviews: True Love Forever at Art X
Art X ⋄ November 21, 2024-February 15, 2024
By Loren Noveck
A date-night experience that’s part concert, part dance piece, part collective catharsis. Loren Noveck reviews.
11 December 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
the beautiful land i seek (la linda tierra que busco yo) at Pregones PRTT
Pregones PRTT ⋄ 4th-29th December 2024
By Nicole Serratore
A funny and fascinating journey through a moment of Puerto Rican history. Nicole Serratore reviews.
11 December 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Racecar Racecar Racecar at A.R.T./NY Theater
ART/New York ⋄ December 6-22, 2024
By Loren Noveck
A word game becomes a painfully effective metaphor in Kallan Dana’s tart and tightly crafted new play. Loren Noveck reviews.