“A general feeling of mystery to support its own vagueness”: Rafi Mittlefehldt reviews Cynthia von Buhler’s immersive theatre event.
Off-Broadway
10 May 2016
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Toast at 59E59 Theaters
59E59 Theaters ⋄ 20th April - 22nd May 2016
By Seth Simons
Where’s the existential hokum? Seth Simons reviews Toast as part of Brits Off Broadway.
7 May 2016
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Orpheus Descending at St. John's Lutheran Church
St. John's Lutheran Church ⋄ 23rd April - 14th May 2016
By Loren Noveck
“Feverish and claustrophobic”: Loren Noveck reviews the staging of a lesser-known Tennessee Williams play.
6 May 2016
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: A Streetcar Named Desire at St. Ann's Warehouse
St. Ann's Warehouse ⋄ 23rd April - 4th June 2016
By Molly Grogan
The Young Vic’s 2014 production of “Streetcar” sounds a little tone deaf in its US premiere but strikes a nerve with its battle of the sexes, where Gillian Anderson delivers a Blanche DuBois we can root for.
22 April 2016
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
A Girl is a Half-formed Thing
BAC ⋄ 20th - 30th April 2016
By Molly Grogan
The US premiere of “A Girl is a Half-formed Thing” continues the Corn Exchange’s winning streak with Eimear McBride’s scorching novel.
20 April 2016
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.
Soho Rep ⋄ 19th April - 15th May 2016
By Molly Grogan
Soho Rep. gets comfy with Alice Birch’s feminist revolution.
19 April 2016
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
SPAM
JACK ⋄ 14th - 30th April 2016
By Molly Grogan
Rafael Spregelburd opens Pandora’s box with SPAM. It couldn’t be more fun watching disaster strike.
19 April 2016
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Romeo and Juliet at the Public Theater
Public Theater ⋄ Until 1st May 2016
By Hailey Bachrach
The Mobile Unit of NYC upholds the belief that Shakespeare belongs to everyone.
15 April 2016
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Richard II at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
Brooklyn Academy of Music ⋄ 24th March - 29th April 2016
By Nicole Serratore
“It’s a physical performance as much as a verbally dexterous one.” Nicole Serratore reviews David Tennant in Richard II.
8 April 2016
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Antlia Pneumatica at Playwrights Horizons
Playwrights Horizons ⋄ 11th March - 24th April 2016
By Loren Noveck
Loren Noveck reviews Anne Washburn’s “unsettling and magically strange” new play in New York.