Review: Beaches at the Majestic Theatre
The best song in the musical adaptation of Beaches, now on Broadway after a decade-plus in development, comes at the very end of the show. It was also written in ...
Review: Dog Day Afternoon at August Wilson Theatre
Viral fame, fuck-the-police rhetoric, and a likable antihero should make Dog Day Afternoon a property with legs in 2026. But these elements don’t set this new play with fuzzy politics ...
Review: The Adding Machine at the Theater at St. Clement's
Jennifer Tilly’s tour-de-force monologue at the beginning of The New Group’s revival of The Adding Machine immediately sets the tone for what is one of the most exciting off-Broadway productions ...
Review: The Lost Boys: The Musical at the Palace Theatre
It is telling that the website for The Lost Boys, a new musical adaptation of the 1980s horror comedy film, features only the vampire ensemble. Because while most of the ...
Review: Cats: The Jellicle Ball at the Broadhurst Theatre
It is easy, as a full-fledged theater critic with a penchant for non-realist dramaturgy and complicated modern dance and a general aversion to excessive whimsy, to forget the uncomplicated joy ...
Reviews
Review: Beauty Freak at the cell
The Cell Theatre
Was this prodigy a genius, a monster, or both? Lorin Wertheimer reviews a new play about Leni Riefenstahl
1 May
Features
Feature: A Conversation with the Curators of UNDOXX at JACK
Loren Noveck interviews zavé martohardjono, Maya Simone Z., and Jamie Chan, the curators of UNDOXX.
14 November
Reviews
Review: The Door Slams, A Glass Trembles at La MaMa
La MaMa Downstairs
An elliptical meditation on time from Talking Band. Loren Noveck reviews.
29 April
Reviews
Review: The Balusters at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
A social satire where everyone is implicated. Carol Rocamora reviews.
28 April
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Review: The Lost Boys: The Musical at the Palace Theatre
Palace Theatre
This vampire musical succeeds on spectacle, but belabors its themes. Loren Noveck reviews.
26 April
Reviews
Review: Fallen Angels at Todd Haimes Theatre
This fizzy Noel Coward comedy tries hard for laughs but a sluggishness ruins the vibe. Nicole Serratore reviews
25 April
Features
Loren Noveck
What Does Climate Change Have to Do with the Future of Directing? Notes from the International Directors Summit
Directors from all over the world met virtually for six months, seeking a more accessible, resilient, and inclusive theater industry.
Kev Berry
Going to the Theater is Weird These Days
Playwright and performer Kev Berry offers a personal essay in which he grapples with returning to theatre after the shutdown and his own journey to sobriety.
Hansol Oh
When the Theaters Reopened: Observations from South Korea
Thermal cameras, hand sanitizer, and masks are the new normal for theaters in Korea. Hansol Oh saw 10 shows there and reports on her summer of theatergoing.
Nicole Serratore
Theater of Your Mind: Closet Dramas and More
Various theater-adjacent projects offer alternatives for reading and interpreting theater at home. Nicole Serratore explores closet dramas and their ilk.
Reviews
Review: Beaches at the Majestic Theatre
Majestic Theatre
"Wind Beneath My Wings" flies higher than anything else in this disappointing musical adaptation of the Bette Midler film. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
22 April
Reviews
Review: Cumulo at MITU580
MITU580
The puppetry is expert but the storytelling inconsistent in this wordless puppet piece. Loren Noveck reviews.
18 April
Reviews
Review: The Adding Machine at the Theater at St. Clement’s
Theater at St. Clement’s
An all-too-prescient 103-year-old play is dusted off and acted to the hilt in The New Group's revival. Lane Williamson reviews.
15 April
Reviews
Review: Cats: The Jellicle Ball at the Broadhurst Theatre
Broadhurst Theatre
An inspired refresh swaps leotards and cat ears for queer glam. Loren Noveck goes to a Jellicle Ball.
13 April
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26 July
Exeunt Staff
Theater 2020: The Season That Wasn’t
With a shortened 2020 theater season, we focus on the exciting artists we came across in 2020 and who we want to see more from in a post-pandemic theater world order.
9 July
Joey Sims
How The Doors Were Opened, and What Comes Next
The George Floyd protests opened up theater lobbies and has prompted a new dialogue about theater and race. Joey Sims investigates.
24 June
Joey Sims
Stage Managing One Zoom At A Time
Stage managers pivot to Zoom. Joey Sims reports on how this job has shifted in pandemic times.
10 May
Exeunt Staff
Online Theater: The Familiar vs. The New
Our critics gather to talk about what theater they are watching online and why.