Four unsettling Caryl Churchill one-acts resonate in complex ways. Loren Noveck reviews.
Reviews
14 April 2025
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: John Proctor Is the Villain at the Booth Theatre
Booth Theatre ⋄ March 20-July 6
By Loren Noveck
Loren Noveck wanted a little more ambiguity as playwright Kimberly Belflower and director Danya Taymor take down Arthur Miller’s hero.
13 April 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Irishtown at Irish Repertory Theatre
Irish Repertory Theatre ⋄ 2 April-25 May
By Juliet Hindell
What makes an Irish play – and what makes it Irish ~enough~? Ciara Elizabeth Smyth offers some laugh-filled answers to those questions in her new play. Juliet Hindell reviews.
13 April 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: I’m Assuming You Know David Greenspan at Atlantic Stage II
Atlantic Stage 2 ⋄ March 29-April 30, 2025
By Loren Noveck
Loren Noveck feels fortunate that she does know David Greenspan, who excels in his usual way in this piece created solely for him.
13 April 2025
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: The Last Five Years at the Hudson Theatre
Hudson Theatre ⋄ 18 March-22 June
By Lane Williamson
A misguided revival of Jason Robert Brown’s chamber musical lands on Broadway, but at what cost? Lane Williamson reviews.
10 April 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Swamp Dwellers at Polonsky Shakespeare Center
Polonsky Shakespeare Center ⋄ March 30-April 20, 2025
By Loren Noveck
A rarely seen early play by Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka feels resonant and relevant today. Loren Noveck reviews.
10 April 2025
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Glengarry Glen Ross at the Palace Theatre
Palace Theatre ⋄ March 10 through June 28
By Carol Rocamora
The epiphany of this Mamet revival is how relevant its look at American business still is. Carol Rocamora reviews.
7 April 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Performance
Review: Two Sisters Find a Box of Lesbian Erotica in the Woods at HERE
HERE Arts Center ⋄ March 28-April 26, 2025
By Loren Noveck
Sometimes lesbian space aliens are just what the doctor ordered. Loren Noveck reviews.
6 April 2025
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: The Picture of Dorian Gray at The Music Box
10th March - 29th June 2025
By Nicole Serratore
Sarah Snook delivers a marathon performance in this screen-centric production.
5 April 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Wine in the Wilderness at Classic Stage Company
Classic Stage Company ⋄ March 6-April 19, 2025
By Carol Rocamora
A worthy revival of an Alice Childress play looks at the definition of Black womanhood. Carol Rocamora reviews.