In this dramatization of a real document from 1942, American soldiers have a little too much fun in a quaint British town and are given the titular pamphlet to tame their Yankee impulses. Alicia Kort reviews.
Off-Broadway
6 May 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Passage at Soho Rep
Soho Rep ⋄ April 23-May 25
By Ran Xia
The characters in Christopher Chen’s new play negotiate identity, difference, and what it means to be human. Ran Xia finds that the richly diverse and “wildly talented” cast makes a lasting impression.
5 May 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Paul Swan is Dead and Gone at Torn Page
Torn Page ⋄ April 25-May 19
By Joey Sims
The Civilians resurrect a multi-talented queer raconteur in a Chelsea townhouse for a uniquely intimate experience. Joey Sims reviews.
4 May 2019
Reviews • Dialogues and debates • NYC • Off-Broadway • Performance
Review: Estado Vegetal at BAC
Baryshnikov Arts Center ⋄ 2nd -3rd May 2019
By Nicole Serratore
Nicole Serratore, a human, and Phyl, a plant, discuss a funny, probing show which looks at plant intelligence and life.
2 May 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Brothers Paranormal at Theatre Row
Theatre Row ⋄ April 28-May 19
By Loren Noveck
Prince Gomolvilas uses horror tropes to tell a story about ghosts, and grief. Loren Noveck reviews.
29 April 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Fruiting Bodies at Theatre Row
Theatre Row ⋄ April 23-May 19
By Loren Noveck
Mushroom as metaphor in a play about a father’s complex relationship with his adult daughters. Loren Noveck reviews.
28 April 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Grief Is the Thing with Feathers at St. Ann’s Warehouse
St. Ann's Warehouse ⋄ April 20-May 12
By Kev Berry
Enda Walsh brilliantly translates a complicated postmodern novel about grief to the stage. Kev Berry reviews.
24 April 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Pain of My Belligerence at Playwrights Horizons
Playwrights Horizons ⋄ March 29-May 12
By Joey Sims
“That Guy” infects our collective bloodstream, in a play Joey Sims calls “theater as a scream of pain.”
21 April 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Performance
Review: The Appointment at NYTW Next Door
4th Street Theatre ⋄ April 18-May 4
By Loren Noveck
Lightning Rod Special returns to NYC with a screwball musical revue about the American abortion debate that drops the farce to make some serious points. Loren Noveck reviews.
19 April 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Benny & Joon at Paper Mill Playhouse
Paper Mill Playhouse ⋄ April 4 - May 5
By Lane Williamson
A musical adaptation of the 1993 Johnny Depp film makes some improvements to the characters, but still doesn’t sing. Lane Williamson reviews.