John Doyle revives a lesser known Ahrens & Flaherty musical in his final act as Artistic Director at Classic Stage. Lane Williamson reviews.
Carousel Assign: Reviews
28 October 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Hamlet at the BAM Harvey Theater
BAM Harvey Theatre ⋄ 27 October-5 November
By Lane Williamson
Thomas Ostermeier and Lars Eidinger go balls-to-the-wall in “the greatest ‘Hamlet’ of our time.” Lane Williamson reviews.
24 October 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: A Little Life at BAM
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House ⋄ 20 October-29 October
By Lane Williamson
Hanya Yanagihara’s novel takes the stage in a production by Ivo van Hove–brutality intact. Lane Williamson reviews.
14 October 2022
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: The Piano Lesson at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre
Barrymore Theatre ⋄ 19 September-15 January
By Patrick Maley
Director LaTanya Richardson Jackson brings a revival of August Wilson’s classic play with a starry cast and little splash. Patrick J. Maley reviews.
29 September 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: american (tele)visions at New York Theatre Workshop
New York Theatre Workshop ⋄ 10 September-16 October
By Lane Williamson
A family works through their trauma in the shadow of the first WalMart. Lane Williamson reviews.
29 September 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: 300 el x 50 el x 30 el at the BAM Harvey Theater
BAM Harvey Theatre ⋄ 28 September-1 October
By Lane Williamson
The BAM Next Wave Festival kicks off with a movement-theater piece from the Belgian company FC Bergman that exposes the hidden lives of a small village. Lane Williamson reviews.
9 August 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Oresteia and Hamlet at Park Avenue Armory
Park Avenue Armory ⋄ 10 June-13 August
By Lane Williamson
Writer/Director Robert Icke returns to the Armory with two productions from the Almeida Theatre presented in repertory, to disparate results. Lane Williamson reviews.
13 July 2022
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Into the Woods at the St. James Theatre
St James Theatre ⋄ 28 June-21 August
By Lane Williamson
The Stephen Sondheim & James Lapine musical returns to Broadway with an impeccable cast, but an unremarkable concert staging. Lane Williamson reviews.
29 June 2022
Reviews • Cabaret • NYC
Review: Leaves: Songs of Ourselves at Feinstein’s/54 Below
54 Below ⋄ 27 June
By Lane Williamson
Rodney Bush and Eric Rosen cap off Pride weekend celebrating the gay poet Walt Whitman with an exhilarating song cycle based on “Leaves of Grass.” Lane Williamson reviews.
23 June 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Epiphany at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater
Mitzi Newhouse Theatre ⋄ 26 May-24 July
By Lane Williamson
Nine people gather on a snowy night…just to talk. Lane Williamson reviews.