Thomas Ostermeier and Lars Eidinger go balls-to-the-wall in “the greatest ‘Hamlet’ of our time.” Lane Williamson reviews.
Off-Broadway
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.
29 September 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: american (tele)visions at New York Theatre Workshop
New York Theatre Workshop ⋄ 10 September-16 October
By Lane Williamson
A family works through their trauma in the shadow of the first WalMart. Lane Williamson reviews.
29 September 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: 300 el x 50 el x 30 el at the BAM Harvey Theater
BAM Harvey Theatre ⋄ 28 September-1 October
By Lane Williamson
The BAM Next Wave Festival kicks off with a movement-theater piece from the Belgian company FC Bergman that exposes the hidden lives of a small village. Lane Williamson reviews.
23 September 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Marie It’s Time at HERE
HERE Arts Center ⋄ September 7-October 1, 2022
By Loren Noveck
Julia Jarcho and Jennifer Seastone are magnetic as two sides of the same character in Jarcho’s latest play. Loren Noveck reviews.
20 September 2022
Reviews • Off-Broadway
Review: Four Saints in Three Acts at The Doxsee at Target Margin Theater
The Doxsee ⋄ September 15-October 9, 2022
By Loren Noveck
A Gertrude Stein opera libretto transformed into a bravura one-man show by the great David Greenspan. Loren Noveck reviews.
31 August 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
ONCE UPON A (korean) TIME at La MaMa
La MaMa Ellen Stewart Theater ⋄ 23 August - 18 September 2022
By Nicole Serratore
An inventive production of Daniel K. Isaac’s ambitious play on family history and folk tales. Nicole Serratore reviews.
9 August 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Oresteia and Hamlet at Park Avenue Armory
Park Avenue Armory ⋄ 10 June-13 August
By Lane Williamson
Writer/Director Robert Icke returns to the Armory with two productions from the Almeida Theatre presented in repertory, to disparate results. Lane Williamson reviews.
26 July 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Happy Life at Walkerspace
Walkerspace ⋄ 22 July - 6 August 2022
By Nicole Serratore
A smart, funny, and complex play by Kathy Ng about the persistent ghosts in our lives (or apartments). Nicole Serratore reviews.