An excellent set overshadows some unsuccessful acting in this revival of a Sam Shepard play. Lane Williamson reviews.
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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.
23 February 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Safe House at St. Ann’s Warehouse
St. Ann's Warehouse ⋄ February 15-March 2, 2025
By Loren Noveck
A solo show missing a sense of its only character. Loren Noveck reviews.
22 February 2025
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Redwood at Nederlander Theatre
Nederlander Theatre ⋄ 24th January - 6th July 2025
By Nicole Serratore
Treesplaining and griefsplaining dominate this overly literal new musical. Nicole Serratore reviews.
12 February 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: My Man Kono at ART/NY Theater
ART/New York ⋄ 6th February to 9th March 2025
By Nicole Serratore
A fascinating slice of history from a volatile era but the play’s structure and focus undermines some of its power. Nicole Serratore reviews.
10 February 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: How Is It That We Live, or Shakey Jake + Alice at A.R.T./NY Theatres
ART/New York ⋄ February 3-22, 2025
By Loren Noveck
The new play by the downtown legend Len Jenkin mixes a tender love story with some darker, stranger magic. Loren Noveck reviews.
9 February 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Henry IV at Polonsky Shakespeare Center
Polonsky Shakespeare Center ⋄ January 30– March 2, 2025
By Patrick Maley
Jay O. Sanders is a “resplendent” Falstaff in this combined rendition of Shakespeare’s two Henry IV plays. Patrick Maley reviews.
5 February 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Antiquities at Playwrights Horizons
Playwrights Horizons ⋄ January 11-February 23, 2025
By Loren Noveck
Jordan Harrison’s exciting new play is intellectually impressive and philosophically a bit terrifying. Loren Noveck reviews.
2 February 2025
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: English at Todd Haimes Theatre
Todd Haimes Theatre ⋄ 23rd January to 2nd March 2025
By Nicole Serratore
Sanaz Toossi’s heartbreaking play is about the way language can fracture and separate us from ourselves. Nicole Serratore reviews.