A depressingly relevant play about the necessity, the impossibility, and the complexity of ethical, unbiased journalism. Loren Noveck reviews.
Off-Broadway
21 September 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The True at The Pershing Square Signature Center
Pershing Square Signature Center ⋄ 4th September to 28th October 2018
By Joey Sims
Edie Falco brings nuance and passion to her role of political fixer in a play that could use more spark. Joey Sims reviews.
13 September 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Naturalists at Walkerspace
Walkerspace ⋄ 7th -23rd September 2018
By Nicole Serratore
A stellar central performance dominates this new play by Jaki McCarrick, but the production languishes in its naturalism. Nicole Serratore reviews.
11 September 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Heartbreak House at Theatre Row
Theatre Row ⋄ 28th August - 29th September 2018
By Lane Williamson
Despite a flawed framing device, David Staller dusts off George Bernard Shaw’s play for a vigorous interpretation. Lane Williamson reviews.
2 August 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Twelfth Night at Delacorte Theater
Delacorte Theater ⋄ 17th July - 19th August 2018
By Lane Williamson
Lane Williamson reviews The Public Works’ celebratory production, anchored by Shaina Taub’s inventive score and lyrics.
1 August 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Mary Page Marlowe at Second Stage Theater
Second Stage Theatre ⋄ 12th July - 19th August 2018
By Loren Noveck
Tracy Letts’s play about the many lives within one woman takes some puzzle-solving. Loren Noveck reviews.
29 July 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Damned at Park Avenue Armory
Park Avenue Armory ⋄ 17th - 28th July 2018
By Molly Grogan
Ivo van Hove directs the Comédie Française in an adaptation of the Luchino Visconti film. Molly Grogan reviews.
27 July 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Dear Diary LOL at New Ohio Theatre
New Ohio Theatre ⋄ 25th July through 28th July, 2018
By Alicia Kort
The horrors of adolescent get brought to the fore in this soul-bearing verbatim piece devised from teen diaries. Alicia Kort reviews
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.