Forrest Malloy’s backstage (melo)drama is filled with strong performances and incisively directed by Katie Birenboim. Loren Noveck reviews.
Reviews
27 January 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: A Knock on the Roof at New York Theatre Workshop
New York Theatre Workshop ⋄ January 10-February 16, 2025
By Loren Noveck
An Under the Radar piece that portrays the banal horror of life under siege. Loren Noveck reviews.
27 January 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Beckett Briefs at Irish Rep
Irish Repertory Theatre ⋄ 15 Jan-9 Mar
By Patrick Maley
Irish Rep presents an excellent triptych of Samuel Beckett’s lesser-seen short plays. Patrick J. Maley reviews.
16 January 2025
Reviews • NYC • Performance
Review: Dead as a Dodo at Baruch PAC
Baruch Performing Arts Center ⋄ January 8-February 9, 2025
By Loren Noveck
Miraculous puppets and macabre whimsy. Loren Noveck reviews an Under the Radar show for all ages.
13 January 2025
Reviews • NYC • Opera
Review: Eat the Document at HERE Arts Center
HERE Arts Center ⋄ January 9-17, 2025
By Loren Noveck
Prototype presents a modern opera based on a novel that takes its name from a documentary: Loren Noveck finds it intriguingly complex.
11 January 2025
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Gypsy at the Majestic Theatre
Majestic Theatre ⋄ November 21, 2024-open ended
By Carol Rocamora
Audra McDonald delivers a Rose for the ages. Carol Rocamora reviews.
18 December 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Performance
Reviews: True Love Forever at Art X
Art X ⋄ November 21, 2024-February 15, 2024
By Loren Noveck
A date-night experience that’s part concert, part dance piece, part collective catharsis. Loren Noveck reviews.
12 December 2024
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Cult of Love at Helen Hayes Theater
Helen Hayes Theater ⋄ November 20, 2024-February 2, 2025
By Loren Noveck
A trip through a minefield of family dysfunction. Loren Noveck reviews.
11 December 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
the beautiful land i seek (la linda tierra que busco yo) at Pregones PRTT
Pregones PRTT ⋄ 4th-29th December 2024
By Nicole Serratore
A funny and fascinating journey through a moment of Puerto Rican history. Nicole Serratore reviews.
11 December 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Racecar Racecar Racecar at A.R.T./NY Theater
ART/New York ⋄ December 6-22, 2024
By Loren Noveck
A word game becomes a painfully effective metaphor in Kallan Dana’s tart and tightly crafted new play. Loren Noveck reviews.