In Noura, a refugee lives in exile from herself, trying to reconcile her past and her present. Loren Noveck reviews.
Off-Broadway
10 December 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Jungle at St. Ann’s Warehouse
St. Ann's Warehouse ⋄ December 4-January 27
By Ran Xia
The Jungle asks if even the worst of places can become a home. Ran Xia reviews.
9 December 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Head and the Load at Park Avenue Armory
Park Avenue Armory ⋄ December 4-15
By Juliet Hindell
A “living sculpture” that pays tribute to the forgotten African heroes of the Great War. Juliet Hindell reviews.
7 December 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Selkie at The Wild Project
The Wild Project ⋄ 30 November - 22 December
By Ran Xia
Krista Knight’s play looks at a toxic relationship and the shedding of skin to escape it. Ran Xia reviews.
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.