Melissa Tien’s play asks, If you could turn back time, even a little bit, would that make it any easier to engineer genuine social change? Loren Noveck reviews.
Off-Broadway
21 September 2021
Reviews • Off-Broadway
Review: Sanctuary City at the Lucille Lortel
Lucille Lortel Theatre ⋄ September 8-October 10, 2021
By Loren Noveck
Two young undocumented immigrants struggle in Martyna Majok’s new play, which leaves Loren Noveck heartsick at the state of the world.
17 September 2021
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Sun & Sea at BAM Fisher
BAM Fisher ⋄ 15th - 26th September 2021
By Nicole Serratore
A climate change opera with a sly libretto is undone by a casually messy staging in an undersized venue. Nicole Serratore reviews.
10 August 2021
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Merry Wives at the Delacorte
Delacorte Theater ⋄ 6 July - 18 September 2021
By Nicole Serratore
Delightful leading ladies but the chaos and comedy never seem to reach full throttle in this Shakespearean adaptation. Nicole Serratore reviews.
12 July 2021
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Performance
Review: Romantic Songs of the Patriarchy at the Guggenheim Museum
Guggenheim Museum ⋄ 2nd to 5th July 2021
By Nicole Serratore
A veritable snowstorm of misogyny falls in this galvanizing installation performance from artist Ragnar Kjartansson. Nicole Serratore reviews.
27 June 2021
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Performance
Review: Current at Arts Brookfield
Zuccotti Park ⋄ Through 7th October 2021
By Nicole Serratore
An audio installation leads you on a walk through Lower Manhattan and offers an invitation to the multiverse of New York City. Nicole Serratore reviews.
10 June 2021
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: What If If Only at NAATCO (online)
online ⋄ June 7-12, 2021
By Loren Noveck
Caryl Churchill’s latest goes by in a flash and leaves you wishing for more. Loren Noveck reviews.
8 June 2021
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Performance
Review: Hymn to the City at Green-Wood Cemetery
Green-Wood Cemetery ⋄ 3 June-6 June
By Lane Williamson
Death of Classical and the New York Philharmonic team up to present a moving (emotionally and physically) concert across the expanse of Green-Wood Cemetery. Lane Williamson reviews.
26 May 2021
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Performance
Review: This American Wife
online ⋄ 20th May - 6th June 2021
By Nicole Serratore
Interrogating twirling housewives and the performance of realness, this satirical offering from Fake Friends works best when using its own voice. Nicole Serratore reviews.
25 May 2021
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Brother, Brother, at New York Theatre Workshop (online)
online ⋄ April 26-July 25, 2021
By Loren Noveck
Radio play meets lush picture book meets dark fairy tale in Aleshea Harris’s new online work. Loren Noveck reviews.