Robert Norman reviews five short plays on immigration in the FRIGID festival.
Off-Broadway
21 February 2017
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Riot Antigone at La Mama
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club ⋄ 10th - 19th February 2017
By Nicole Serratore
A riot grrl musical take on Antigone channels her rage into action. Nicole Serratore reviews.
19 February 2017
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Escaped Alone at BAM Harvey Theater
BAM Harvey Theatre ⋄ 15th - 26th February 2017
By Loren Noveck
Loren Noveck finds this Royal Court production of Caryl Churchill “unresolved but oddly satisfying.”
17 February 2017
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Enterprise at The Brick Theater
The Brick Theater ⋄ 2nd - 18th February 2017
By Molly Grogan
Molly Grogan reviews Brian Parks’ new comedy that turns a profit from a lavish wit.
16 February 2017
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Big River at New York City Center
New York City Center ⋄ 8th - 12th February 2017
By Lane Williamson
“Considerable trouble and considerable joy” in Encores! production of Big River. Lane Williamson reviews.
26 January 2017
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Orange Julius at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater ⋄ 22nd January - 12th February 2017
By Loren Noveck
Basil Kreimendahl’s new play about Vietnam, memory and manhood. Loren Noveck reviews.
25 January 2017
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Baby Mama: One Woman's Quest to Give Her Baby to Gay People at IRT Theater
IRT Theater ⋄ 5th -29th January 2017
By Molly Grogan
Mariah MacCarthy’s solo reveal. Molly Grogan reviews.
23 January 2017
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: La Medea at BRIC
BRIC ⋄ 20t - 22nd January 2017
By Kev Berry
Kev Berry finds pain and commiseration in Yara Travesio’s crowded club performance.
20 January 2017
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Tempest at St. Ann's Warehouse
St. Ann's Warehouse ⋄ 13th January - 19th February 2017
By Loren Noveck
Loren Novek reviews the transfer of Phyllida Lloyd’s The Tempest to St Ann’s Warehouse.
18 January 2017
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Made in China at 59E59
59E59 Theaters ⋄ 10th January - 19th February 2017
By Molly Grogan
Wakka Wakka’s puppet musical slays American consumerism and Chinese stereotypes. Molly Grogan reviews.