Real-life couple Nadia Bowers and Corey Stoll take different approaches to the Macbeths in John Doyle’s tragi-comic production. Maya Phillips reviews.
Off-Broadway
29 October 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Little Shop of Horrors at Westside Theatre
Westside Theatre ⋄ 14th September 2019 - 19th January 2020
By Nicole Serratore
Sure the production is a people-pleaser, but Nicole Serratore wants you to focus on Tammy Blanchard and no one else.
28 October 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Bella Bella at Manhattan Theatre Club
New York City Center - Stage I ⋄ 1st October - 1st December 2019
By Joey Sims
Harvey Fierstein gives a warm portrayal of legendary political figure Bella Abzug, while challenging the audience to consider some uncomfortable political truths of today. Joey Sims reviews.
27 October 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Molly Sweeney at Theatre Row
Theatre Row ⋄ 8th October – 16th November 2019
By Patrick Maley
A gripping production of Brian Friel’s interlaced monologues. Patrick Maley reviews.
25 October 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: What if they went to Moscow? at BAM Fisher & BAM Rose Cinemas
BAM Fisher ⋄ October 23-October 27
By Lane Williamson
Brazillian director Christiane Jatahy brings her theatre-and-film adaptation of Chekhov’s “Three Sisters” to BAM in an excavation of three women’s psyches. Lane Williamson reviews.
24 October 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf at The Public Theater
Public Theater ⋄ October 8-December 1
By Juan A. Ramirez
Ntozake Shange’s choreopoem offers serious beauty against an awful world in a joyous production at The Public. Juan Ramirez reviews.
23 October 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Scotland, PA at Roundabout Theatre Company
Laura Pels Theatre ⋄ September 14-December 8, 2019
By Cameron Kelsall
Cameron Kelsall thought he’d seen it all when it came to Macbeth. But then this clever, tuneful musical adaptation that transports Birnam Wood to a 1970s fast-food joint snuck in through the drive-thru window.
23 October 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Sugimoto Bunraku Sonezaki Shinju: The Love Suicides at Sonezaki at White Light Festival
Jazz at Lincoln Center ⋄ 19th - 22nd October 2019
By Alison Walls
Using a modern aesthetic at times and classical practices, this Japanese puppet drama remains a bit cool. Alison Walls reviews.
22 October 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Is This A Room at Vineyard Theatre
Vineyard Theatre ⋄ 3rd October - 10th November 2019
By Joey Sims
A thrilling, thought-provoking political work by Tina Satter based on a real-life FBI transcript that unsettles with strong performances. Joey Sims reviews.
20 October 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Forbidden Broadway: The Next Generation at The Triad Theatre
The Triad Theatre ⋄ September 18-November 30
By Lane Williamson
The latest version of the long-running spoof of Broadway musicals succeeds with spoofs of Oklahoma! and Fosse/Verdon, but is often too harsh to be enjoyed. Lane Williamson reviews.