A strong production can’t quite save a play that’s trying to do too many things. Loren Noveck reviews.
Reviews
22 May 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Usus at Clubbed Thumb Summerworks
The Wild Project ⋄ May 16-28, 2024
By Loren Noveck
The first entry in Summerworks rides the line between stylized and cartoonish. Loren Noveck reviews.
20 May 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Three Houses at Signature Theatre
Signature Theatre ⋄ April 30-June 9, 2024
By Loren Noveck
Dave Malloy’s new chamber musical looks at how we felt when the world broke, with rawness and compassion. Loren Noveck reviews.
20 May 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Lonely Few at MCC Theater
Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space ⋄ 27th April to 2nd June
By Nicole Serratore
This scrappy rock musical with a wan score fails to make a case for its characters and circumstances. Nicole Serratore reviews.
16 May 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Here There Are Blueberries at New York Theatre Workshop
New York Theatre Workshop ⋄ 17 April-16 June
By Lorin Wertheimer
A Nazi photo album appears at the National Holocaust Museum and the archivists who receive it wrestle with its legacy in this new play by Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
8 May 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Performance
Review: Small Acts of Daring Invention at HERE
HERE Arts Center ⋄ May 1-June 1, 2024
By Loren Noveck
Loren Noveck finds this unsettling puppet piece visually stunning but emotionally ephemeral.
6 May 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Lorenzo at 59E59 Theaters
24th April to 19th May 2024
By Nicole Serratore
A storytelling show about death and grief maybe avoids the emotional crux of the material. Nicole Serratore reviews.
4 May 2024
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Mother Play at the Helen Hayes Theater
Helen Hayes Theater ⋄ April 3-June 16, 2024
By Loren Noveck
Jessica Lange anchors Paula Vogel’s new work, which works as both an act of forgiveness and an exorcism. Loren Noveck reviews.
1 May 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Stargazers at the Connelly Theater
Connelly Theater ⋄ April 8-May 10, 2024
By Loren Noveck
Majkin Holmquist’s new play roots itself in the Kansas land to examine what holds a community together. Loren Noveck reviews.
1 May 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Staff Meal at Playwrights Horizons
Playwrights Horizons ⋄ April 12-May 19, 2024
By Lorin Wertheimer
A show that is quirky, surprising, and risk-taking should tick all Lorin Wertheimer’s boxes. And yet in this case, not so much.