Excellent performances sometimes take characters deeper than Chisa Hutchinson’s script. Loren Noveck reviews.
Reviews
11 March 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: All Nighter at Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space
Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space ⋄ February 25-May 18, 2025
By Lorin Wertheimer
Lorin Wertheimer compares Natalie Margolin’s new play about friends facing the last week of college to David Mamet at his finest.
10 March 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Ghosts at Lincoln Center Theater
Mitzi Newhouse Theatre ⋄ 13th February - 26th April 2025
By Nicole Serratore
Mark O’Rowe’s sharp adaptation and Lily Rabe’s caustic performance enhance this intimate production. Nicole Serratore reviews.
10 March 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Jonathan Larson Project at the Orpheum Theatre
Orpheum Theatre ⋄ 14 Feb-1 June
By Lane Williamson
A song cycle featuring previously unheard songs from the trunk of the late composer reminds us of a talent lost way too soon. Lane Williamson reviews.
9 March 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Dakar 2000 at City Center Stage 1
New York City Center - Stage I ⋄ February 4-March 23, 2025
By Loren Noveck
This tight espionage two-hander suffers by comparison to the actual state of the world. Loren Noveck reviews.
7 March 2025
Reviews • Cabaret • NYC
Review: Kate Baldwin: Let’s Not Talk About… at 54 Below
54 Below ⋄ 6 March-8 March
By Lane Williamson
The Broadway star offers a new cabaret show exhibiting her stunning range. Lane Williamson reviews.
5 March 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: SUMO at the Public Theater
Public Theater ⋄ February 20-March 30, 2025
By Lorin Wertheimer
A trip into the world of sumo that’s visually stunning if sometimes lacking in nuance. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
3 March 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Curse of the Starving Class at The New Group at The Pershing Square Signature Center
The Pershing Square Signature Center ⋄ 4 Feb-6 April
By Lane Williamson
An excellent set overshadows some unsuccessful acting in this revival of a Sam Shepard play. Lane Williamson reviews.
28 February 2025
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Review: Liberation at the Laura Pels Theatre
Laura Pels Theatre ⋄ January 31-March 30, 2025
By Loren Noveck
An intricately layered memory play that’s more complicated than it seems. Loren Noveck reviews.
24 February 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Grangeville at Signature Theatre
Signature Theatre ⋄ Feb 4-March 23
By Lane Williamson
Two brothers across an ocean and a personal divide are forced to reconnect in a new play by Samuel D. Hunter. But should they? Lane Williamson reviews.