Too many branches keep the trunk obscured in Agnes Borinsky’s new play. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Carousel Assign: Reviews
5 March 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Seagull/Woodstock, NY at the Pershing Square Signature Center
Pershing Square Signature Center - Romulus Linney Courtyard Theater ⋄ 14 Feb-4 April
By Lane Williamson
Thomas Bradshaw’s new play leans into its awkwardness and is all the better for it. Lane Williamson reviews.
2 March 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: LOVE at Park Avenue Armory
Park Avenue Armory ⋄ 25 Feb-25 March
By Lane Williamson
Alexander Zeldin’s play, a slice-of-life in a temporary housing facility, makes its U.S. debut in a quietly stirring production. Lane Williamson reviews.
21 February 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: A Bright New Boise at Signature Theatre
Signature Theatre ⋄ 31 January-12 March
By Lane Williamson
A revival of Samuel D. Hunter’s 2010 play feels like a relic from playwriting past, but even a dated Hunter play is worthwhile. Lane Williamson reviews.
16 February 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Wanderers at the Laura Pels Theatre
Laura Pels Theatre ⋄ 26 January-2 April
By Cameron Kelsall
Anna Ziegler’s novelistic new work about writers, their parents, and Katie Holmes playing an actress meanders through tedium. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
2 February 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Endgame at the Irish Repertory Theatre
Irish Repertory Theatre ⋄ 25 Jan-12 Mar
By Lane Williamson
Beckett’s play is revived, but doesn’t fully come to life in a new production starring Bill Irwin and John Douglas Thompson. Lane Williamson reviews.
11 December 2022
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Some Like It Hot at the Shubert Theatre
Shubert Theatre ⋄ Open Ended
By Lane Williamson
A new musical adaptation of the classic film doesn’t create much heat. Lane Williamson reviews.
15 November 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Downstate at Playwrights Horizons
Playwrights Horizons ⋄ 28 October-11 December
By Cameron Kelsall
“Brilliant button-pusher” Bruce Norris wades into murky moral water with his latest play. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
7 November 2022
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Almost Famous at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre ⋄ 3 October-Open Ended
By Lane Williamson
A star-making performance by Casey Likes keeps this musical adaptation on life support. Lane Williamson reviews.
4 November 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Parade at New York City Center
New York City Center ⋄ 1 November-6 November
By Lane Williamson
Michael Arden directs a breathtaking revival of the Jason Robert Brown & Alfred Uhry musical. Lane Williamson reviews.