The horrors of adolescent get brought to the fore in this soul-bearing verbatim piece devised from teen diaries. Alicia Kort reviews
Off-Broadway
23 July 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The End of Mermaids at Paradise Factory
Paradise Factory ⋄ To 22nd July 2018
By Jordan G. Teicher
Anya Richkind doesn’t dive too deep in this coming-of-age story that gets gory. Jordan G. Teicher reviews.
17 July 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Fire in Dreamland at The Public Theater
Public Theater ⋄ To 5th August 2018
By Loren Noveck
A conventional plot mires a post-Sandy Coney Island tale in Rinne Groff’s new play. Loren Noveck reviews.
13 July 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: whatdoesfreemean? at The Tank
The Tank ⋄ 6th - 22nd July 2018
By Ran Xia
Ran Xia reviews Catherine Filloux’s latest play about women in detention.
9 July 2018
Reviews • NYC • NYC Regional • Off-Broadway
Leonard Bernstein’s Peter Pan at Bard College
Fisher Center for the Performing Arts ⋄ 28th June to 22nd July 2018
By Nicole Serratore
An experimental, gender fluid Peter Pan delights and fascinates. Nicole Serratore reviews.
9 July 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Borders at Next Door at NYTW
Next Door at NYTW ⋄ 5th - 22nd July 2018
By Charlotte Arnoux
Charlotte Arnoux reviews Henry Naylor’s two-hander about Western ignorance of the Syrian conflict.
2 July 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Pass Over at Lincoln Center Theater – Claire Tow
Claire Tow Theater ⋄ To 15th July 2018
By Patrick Maley
Patrick Maley reviews Antoinette Nwandu’s urgent call to action against police killings of black men.
22 June 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Teenage Dick at The Public Theater
Public Theater ⋄ 20th June - 15th July 2018
By Cameron Kelsall
Cameron Kelsall reviews Ma-Yi Theater’s subversive transposition of Richard III to a contemporary American high school.
21 June 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: This is Modern Art at Next Door at NYTW
Next Door at NYTW ⋄ 2nd to 23rd June 2018
By Ran Xia
Is graffiti “the last line of defense for effective advocacy?” Ran Xia reviews Blessed Unrest’s portrait of Chicago’s graffiti scene.
18 June 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Manufacturing Mischief at The Tank
The Tank ⋄ 5th to 24th June 2018
By Loren Noveck
Puppets drive a Chomsky-esque investigation into current technological advances. Loren Noveck reviews.