With recent revisions from Tony Kushner, there is quiet and bombastic brilliance in this play, but he still does not quite trust his audience. Alison Walls reviews.
Off-Broadway
25 November 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Young Man from Atlanta at Signature Theatre
Signature Theatre ⋄ November 5 - December 15, 2019
By Cameron Kelsall
In an otherwise “formulaic family tragedy,” a standout performance by Pat Bowie raises the stakes. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
22 November 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: 32 rue Vandenbranden at the BAM Harvey Theater
BAM Harvey Theatre ⋄ November 20-November 23
By Lane Williamson
A trailer park in a snow storm becomes an arena for gravity and joint-defying physical theatre in this hilarious and surprising piece from Belgium. Lane Williamson reviews.
21 November 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Underlying Chris at Second Stage Theater
Second Stage Theater ⋄ November 1-December 15
By Dan O'Neil
Will Eno’s latest play shuffles the deck of life and the cards come up with varying degrees of satisfaction. Dan O’Neil reviews.
21 November 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Crucible at the Connelly Theater
Connelly Theater ⋄ November 8-December 29
By Patrick Maley
Bedlam puts the actors where the audience would be in this gripping revival of Arthur Miller’s play. Patrick Maley reviews.
21 November 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: History of Violence at St. Ann’s Warehouse
St. Ann's Warehouse ⋄ November 13-December 1
By Juan A. Ramirez
A real life attack of sexual violence is refracted through multiple perspectives and the distance of memory in this adaptation of an Édouard Louis novel from the Schaubühne Berlin. Juan A. Ramirez reviews.
21 November 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The End of Eddy at BAM Fisher
BAM Fisher ⋄ November 14-November 21
By Joey Sims
A stage adaptation of Édouard Louis’ queer coming of age novel brings up our writer’s own childhood memories. Joey Sims reviews.
19 November 2019
Features • NYC • Off-Broadway
Theatre Row Makes Space For The Kitchen Sink
By Joey Sims
Theatre Row gets reinvented with new residencies, a staff change, and a facelift. Joey Sims investigates these changes.
19 November 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Evita at New York City Center
New York City Center ⋄ November 13-November 24
By Lane Williamson
Director Sammi Cannold’s vision works overtime to erase some of the ingrained misogyny in this classic musical. It’s mostly successful and features a revelatory performance from Solea Pfeiffer. Lane Williamson reviews.
16 November 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Seared at Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space
Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space ⋄ 28 October-22 December
By Teresa Kilzi
Live cooking notwithstanding, Theresa Rebeck’s newest play serves a plateful of stale tropes and underseasoned ideas about masculinity. Teresa Kilzi reviews.