A comical imagining of an early American play fails to get the audience on board for its idea of fun. Nicole Serratore reviews
Off-Broadway
17 December 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Des Moines at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center
Polonsky Shakespeare Center ⋄ December 10, 2022-January 1, 2023
By Loren Noveck
Denis Johnson’s play gives us an evening in limbo with an exceptional cast. Loren Noveck reviews.
4 December 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Becky Nurse of Salem at Lincoln Center Theater
November 8-December 31, 2022
By Loren Noveck
If you too have wondered since high school how John Proctor got to be the protagonist of a play about the Salem witch trials, then Sarah Ruhl’s new play is for you. Loren Noveck reviews.
21 November 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Opera
Review: Trojan Women at BAM
Brooklyn Academy of Music ⋄ October 18-19, 2022
By Loren Noveck
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.
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 AlegrÃa 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.