J. T. Rogers’s new play can’t find a human story to tell. Loren Noveck reviews.
Off-Broadway
14 March 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Ibsen’s Ghost at 59E59 Theaters
59E59 Theaters ⋄ 2 March-14 April
By Cameron Kelsall
Charles Busch returns with a new play that gets lost in its own point of view. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
28 February 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Performance
Review: Existentialism at La Mama
La MaMa Ellen Stewart Theater ⋄ February 23-March 10, 2024
By Loren Noveck
Talking Band, La Mama, and Anne Bogart remind us of Off-Off-Broadway’s roots in this small gem of a performance piece. Loren Noveck reviews.
27 February 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Ally at the Public Theater
Public Theater ⋄ February 15-March 24
By Loren Noveck
A clash of eloquent viewpoints grapples with the struggle for moral certainty in a world where everyone’s experience reveals uncomfortable truths. Loren Noveck reviews.
26 February 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Seven Year Disappear at The New Group at The Pershing Square Signature Center
The Pershing Square Signature Center ⋄ 6 Feb-31 March
By Lane Williamson
An exciting new play from Jordan Seavey features extraordinary performances by Cynthia Nixon and Taylor Trensch. Lane Williamson reviews.
25 February 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Hunt at St. Ann’s Warehouse
St. Ann's Warehouse ⋄ February 16-March 24, 2024
By Loren Noveck
Visually striking, emotionally ambiguous, this adaptation of a Danish film is both successfully suspenseful and narratively unbalanced. Loren Noveck reviews.
20 February 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Sunset Baby at Signature Theatre
Signature Theatre ⋄ 30 Jan-10 March
By Patrick Maley
A new Dominique Morisseau play leaves Detroit behind to its detriment, but picks up some excellent performances.
12 February 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Munich Medea: Happy Family at WP Theater
WP Theater ⋄ 30th January - 25th February 2024
By Nicole Serratore
A chilling story of childhood sexual assault is given a retrospective gloss by two women and suffers from some structural detachment. Nicole Serratore reviews.
8 February 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Russian Troll Farm: A Workplace Comedy at Vineyard Theatre
Vineyard Theatre ⋄ January 25-March 3, 2024
By Loren Noveck
A piece of digital theater from the depths of the pandemic feels different in three dimensions. Loren Noveck reviews.
6 February 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Connector at Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space
Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space ⋄ January 12-March 17, 2024
By Loren Noveck
Jason Robert Brown and Jonathan Marc Sherman’s new musical cleverly parses the line between fact and truth. Loren Noveck reviews.