Greek tragedy reimagined by a Singaporean director through two traditional Korean musical art forms, all reminding us of the horrors of war. Loren Noveck reviews.
Off-Broadway
15 November 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Downstate at Playwrights Horizons
Playwrights Horizons ⋄ 28 October-11 December
By Cameron Kelsall
“Brilliant button-pusher” Bruce Norris wades into murky moral water with his latest play. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
15 November 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Catch as Catch Can
Playwrights Horizons ⋄ October 14-November 20, 2022
By Loren Noveck
Mia Chung’s new play uses a casting conceit to investigate the question “Do you know who you are?” to devastating effect. Loren Noveck reviews.
11 November 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Only Gold at Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space
Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space ⋄ October 7-November 27, 2022
By Loren Noveck
A confection of a musical with terrific dancing and enough charm to make you forget how thin the book is. Loren Noveck reviews.
6 November 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: My Broken Language at Signature at the Pershing Square Signature Center
Signature Theatre ⋄ October 18-November 27
By Loren Noveck
Quiara Alegría Hudes’s adaptation of her memoir is more of an unusually creative literary reading than a play. Loren Noveck reviews.
4 November 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Parade at New York City Center
New York City Center ⋄ 1 November-6 November
By Lane Williamson
Michael Arden directs a breathtaking revival of the Jason Robert Brown & Alfred Uhry musical. Lane Williamson reviews.
30 October 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: A Man of No Importance at Classic Stage Company
Classic Stage Company ⋄ 11 October - 18 December
By Lane Williamson
John Doyle revives a lesser known Ahrens & Flaherty musical in his final act as Artistic Director at Classic Stage. Lane Williamson reviews.
28 October 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Hamlet at the BAM Harvey Theater
BAM Harvey Theatre ⋄ 27 October-5 November
By Lane Williamson
Thomas Ostermeier and Lars Eidinger go balls-to-the-wall in “the greatest ‘Hamlet’ of our time.” Lane Williamson reviews.
24 October 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: A Little Life at BAM
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House ⋄ 20 October-29 October
By Lane Williamson
Hanya Yanagihara’s novel takes the stage in a production by Ivo van Hove–brutality intact. Lane Williamson reviews.
11 October 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Peerless at 59E59
59E59 Theaters ⋄ September 24-November 6
By Loren Noveck
A pair of twins think they know what their future holds. Jiehae Park’s biting tragicomedy shows how wrong they are. Loren Noveck reviews.