This satire on white privilege and toxic masculinity largely misses its mark. Nicole Serratore reviews.
Reviews
19 November 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Light and the Dark at 59E59
59E59 Theaters ⋄ November 2-December 15, 2024
By Lorin Wertheimer
A new play about the life of Artimesia Gentileschi digs into Renaissance gender politics with mixed results. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
17 November 2024
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Maybe Happy Ending at the Belasco Theatre
Belasco Theatre ⋄ October 16-open-ended
By Lorin Wertheimer
Lorin Wertheimer finds concept stronger than execution in this new Broadway musical, a love story between robots.
16 November 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Burnout Paradise at St. Ann’s Warehouse
St. Ann's Warehouse ⋄ November 12-December 1
By Loren Noveck
This Edinburgh Fringe hit enacts the impossibility of everyday life–on literal treadmills. Loren Noveck reviews.
10 November 2024
Reviews
Review: Give Me Carmelita Tropicana at Soho Rep
Soho Rep ⋄ October 24-December 15, 2024
By Loren Noveck
Soho Rep bids Walkerspace farewell with a maximalist fantasia by Alina Troyano and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. Loren Noveck reviews.
10 November 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Strategic Love Play at the Minetta Lane Theatre
Minetta Lane Theatre ⋄ 1 Nov-7 Dec
By Cameron Kelsall
Miriam Battye’s play about dating after thirty falls on clichés and mismatched chemistry between its stars. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
28 October 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: In the Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot at Playwrights Horizons
Playwrights Horizons ⋄ October 10-November 17
By Loren Noveck
Sarah Mantell’s play finds a flicker of hope in the face of climate catastrophe. Loren Noveck reviews.
28 October 2024
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Left on Tenth at the James Earl Jones Theatre
James Earl Jones Theatre ⋄ September 26, 2024 through February 2, 2025
By Cameron Kelsall
Our cynical critic is unexpectedly charmed by this classic romcom. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
28 October 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: We Live in Cairo at New York Theatre Workshop
New York Theatre Workshop ⋄ 9 Oct-24 Nov
By Lorin Wertheimer
A new musical about revolutionary artists storms the stage at New York Theatre Workshop, but finds less success than its predecessor. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
27 October 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Hothouse at Irish Arts Center
Irish Arts Center ⋄ October 23-November 17, 2024
By Loren Noveck
A madcap cabaret about the end of the world and generational trauma also makes space for a glimmer of hope. Loren Noveck reviews.