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.
Off-Broadway
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.
19 April 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Plano at the Connelly Theater
Connelly Theater ⋄ April 8 - May 11
By Joey Sims
Will Arbery’s play brings the laughs alongside the panic attack. Joey Sims reviews.