Krista Knight’s play looks at a toxic relationship and the shedding of skin to escape it. Ran Xia reviews.
Off-Broadway
3 December 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Zombie Asian Moms at La Mama
LaMama E.T.C. ⋄ 29th of November - 9th December 2018
By Caroline Cao
Through spoken-word and song, Zombie Asian Moms explores the comedy and complexity of Asian moms. Caroline Cao reviews.
2 December 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Consumption at Beverley Social Club
Beverley Social Club ⋄ Through December 8th
By Rafi Mittlefehldt
A tantalizing premise and a historic setting, but the immersive Consumption is lacking in structure.
29 November 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The White Album at BAM
BAM Harvey Theatre ⋄ November 28-December 1
By Richard Patterson
Joan Didion wrote, “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” But how do we make sense of a world in disorder? Richard Patterson reviews.
25 November 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: What To Send Up When It Goes Down at A.R.T./New York Theatres
ART/New York ⋄ 11th November to 8th December 2018
By Alison Walls
Aleshea Harris’s new play is socially-critical theater with an engaged, energized cast.
20 November 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Hard Problem at Lincoln Center
Mitzi Newhouse Theatre ⋄ October 25-January 6
By Loren Noveck
Tom Stoppard interrogates whether a thermostat has consciousness potential, and why we have consciousness at all. Loren Noveck reviews.
18 November 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: A Chorus Line at New York City Center
New York City Center ⋄ 14 November - 18 November
By Lane Williamson
The dancers are back on the line and as thrilling as ever in a new Encores! production. Lane Williamson reviews.
17 November 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui at Classic Stage Company
Classic Stage Company ⋄ 30 October - 22 December
By Lane Williamson
A volcanic performance by Raúl Esparza outshines the flaws in this revival of Brecht’s allegory play. Lane Williamson reviews.
16 November 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Natural Shocks at WP Theater
Women’s Project Theater ⋄ October 28-November 25
By Loren Noveck
A shocking twist can’t save a paper-thin script. Loren Noveck reviews.
15 November 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Wild Goose Dreams at the Public Theater
Public Theater ⋄ October 30-December 16
By Loren Noveck
An ambitious, complex, at times unwieldy play that dramatizes the relationship between humans and the digital sphere as much as the relationships among its characters. Loren Noveck reviews.