A ballroom reinterpretation of the ’80s musical breathes new life with exhilarating performances. Lane Williamson reviews.
Reviews
8 June 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Coach Coach at Clubbed Thumb Summerworks
The Wild Project ⋄ June 3-13, 2024
By Loren Noveck
Loren Noveck reviews the second show in Clubbed Thumb’s Summerworks, a darkly funny riff on the nature of identity in a postmodern age.
5 June 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: What Became of Us at Atlantic Stage 2
Atlantic Stage 2 ⋄ 17th May to 29th June 2024
By Nicole Serratore
Shayan Lotfi’s Off-Broadway debut is ambitious but frustrating. Nicole Serratore reviews.
4 June 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Breaking the Story at Second Stage
Tony Kiser Theater ⋄ May 16-June 23, 2024
By Loren Noveck
A strong production can’t quite save a play that’s trying to do too many things. Loren Noveck 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.