Alison Walls reviews an irreverent and enjoyable take on one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays.
Reviews
25 February 2016
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: City of Glass at the New Ohio Theater
19th February - 12th March 2016
By Loren Noveck
Edward Einhorn’s adaptation “never takes shape as either the story of an investigation or a noirish look into the darker, more opaque sides of human nature.”
23 February 2016
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Prodigal Son at New York City Center Stage 1
New York City Center - Stage I ⋄ Until 27th March 2016
By Jordan G. Teicher
Succeeding in evoking the beauty and the hell of a young man’s coming-of-age.
22 February 2016
Reviews • Opera
Review: Norma at the London Coliseum
London Coliseum ⋄ 24th February - 11th March 2016
By Amelia Forsbrook
Sapphic skirt pawing and neat duets make the women the stars of this ENO performance.
18 February 2016
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Grand Paradise in Brooklyn
383 Troutman Street ⋄ 30th January - 31st March 2016
By Nicole Serratore
Macramé on the walls, shelves of wooden pineapples, American Tourister suitcases, and an orgy of silver lamé costumes…but something remains missing from this immersive experience.
9 February 2016
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Utility at Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre
Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre ⋄ 28th January - 20th February 2016
By Nicole Serratore
“You inhale fearing your breath might tip the balance.” Nicole Serratore reviews Emily Schwend’s new play.
4 February 2016
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Washer/Dryer at The Beckett Theatre
The Beckett Theatre ⋄ 26th January - 20th February 2016
By Nicole Serratore
Nicole Serratore sees a show that “skates along on mostly fluffy charm”, but at times the laughs feel forced.
31 January 2016
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: O, Earth at HERE Arts Center
HERE Arts Centre ⋄ 24th January - 20th February, 2016
By Molly Grogan
A staple of American theater gets a new life as LGBT agitprop.
27 January 2016
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Yesterday Tomorrow at La MaMa Ellen Stewart Theater
La MaMa Ellen Stewart Theater ⋄ 13th - 16th January 2016
By Nicole Serratore
Bits of Yesterday fall into Tomorrow-like patterns and pieces of Yesterday get swallowed up by Tomorrow in Annie Dorsen’s work.
20 January 2016
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
School Of Rock
Winter Garden Theatre ⋄ 6th December 2015 - onwards
By Jordan G. Teicher
Jordan G. Teicher sees a man step into the Jack Black-est of Jack Black’s shoes.