Christopher Shinn’s play about two lost souls in the wake of 9/11 has lost some of its power in the decade since its premiere. Teresa Kilzi reviews.
Off-Broadway
26 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: King Philip’s Head Is Still On That Pike Just Down the Road at The Wild Project
The Wild Project ⋄ June 19-June 29
By Lane Williamson
Clubbed Thumb wraps up its annual Summerworks with Daniel Glenn’s raucous play about governmental deadlock and the removal of a severed head. Lane Williamson reviews.
23 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Leap and the Net Will Appear at The Flea Theater
Flea Theater ⋄ Through 30th June 2019
By Ran Xia
Committed performances cannot rescue a show that loses its way in its own surrealism. Ran Xia reviews.
21 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Toni Stone at Laura Pels Theatre
Laura Pels Theatre ⋄ Through 11th August 2019
By Nicole Serratore
April Matthis gives a passionate performance as a historic baseball player and a woman out of time in Lydia Diamond’s play. Nicole Serratore reviews.
18 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: A Strange Loop at Playwrights Horizons
Playwrights Horizons ⋄ May 24-July 7
By Alison Walls
Michael R. Jackson’s self-referential meta-musical loops around itself a little too much to be fully satisfying, but still offers plenty to think about and enjoy. Alison Walls reviews.
17 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Series C Marathon of One Acts at Ensemble Studio Theatre
Ensemble Studio Theatre ⋄ Through June 29
By Nicole Serratore
Eclectic array of one-act plays covering tourists, birds, and Jesus introduces a handful of new artists to our critic. Nicole Serratore reviews.
16 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Veil Widow Conspiracy at 4th Street Theatre
4th Street Theatre ⋄ June 8-July 6
By Loren Noveck
Gordon Dahlquist’s new play for NAATCO is intriguingly intricate but doesn’t quite live up to its potential. Loren Noveck reviews.
15 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Square Go at 59E59 Theaters
59E59 Theaters ⋄ 6th -30th June 2019
By Ran Xia
Buzzing, humming, and full of imagination, this play about a school fight looks at the conflicts of growing up. Ran Xia reviews.
13 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Handbagged at 59E59
59E59 Theaters ⋄ June 4-June 30
By Joey Sims
A verbally expressive audience livened up this well-trod play about Queen Elizabeth and Margaret Thatcher. Joey Sims reviews.
13 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Much Ado About Nothing at the Delacorte Theater
Delacorte Theater ⋄ May 21-June 23
By Maya Phillips
Shakespeare in the Park kicks off with an all-black production of this summery rom-com, but leaves our critic wondering, “Can black joy be enough?”. Maya Phillips reviews.