William Finn’s autobiographical musical is revived in the Berkshires in a fantastic production. Lane Williamson reviews.
Reviews
14 September 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Death, Let Me Do My Show at the Lucille Lortel
Lucille Lortel Theatre ⋄ September 6-30, 2023
By Loren Noveck
Rachel Bloom planned to tour a show in spring 2020. Life, and death, got in the way. Three years later, does her brand of musical comedy still speak to us? Loren Noveck reviews.
8 September 2023
Reviews • Off-Broadway
Review: The Creeps at Playhouse 46 at St. Luke’s
Playhouse 46 at St. Luke's ⋄ September 1-November 5, 2023
By Loren Noveck
A solo show that unsettles, but possibly for the wrong reasons. Loren Noveck reviews.
20 August 2023
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Here Lies Love at Broadway Theatre
Broadway Theatre ⋄
By Nicole Serratore
Nicole Serratore panics on the disco floor finding Here Lies Love’s immersion doesn’t quite work on Broadway.
14 August 2023
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: The Shark Is Broken at the Golden Theatre
July 25-November 19, 2023
By Loren Noveck
There’s a whole lot of meta and not so much shark in this behind-the-scenes comedy on the set of JAWS. Loren Noveck reviews.
9 August 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Let’s Call Her Patty at LCT3
Claire Tow Theater ⋄ July 15-August 27, 2023
By Loren Noveck
Rhea Perlman’s Patty is both too much and too little in a new play by Zarina Shea. Loren Noveck reviews.
4 August 2023
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Back to the Future: The Musical at the Winter Garden Theatre
Winter Garden Theatre ⋄ 30 June-Open Ended
By Lane Williamson
1.21 gigawatts of fun in this faithful musical adaptation of the beloved film. Lane Williamson reviews.
31 July 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Half-God of Rainfall at NYTW
New York Theatre Workshop ⋄ 14 July 2023 to 20 August 2023
By Nicole Serratore
This poem-play from Inua Ellams is a mélange of interesting images, ideas, and theatrical moments but lacks cohesion. Nicole Serratore reviews.
24 July 2023
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: The Cottage at the Helen Hayes Theater
Helen Hayes Theater ⋄ 7 July-29 October
By Cameron Kelsall
There’s little mirth to be found in Sandy Rustin’s new comedy in the manner of an old style. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
13 July 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Saviour at Irish Repertory Theater
July 1 – August 13, 2023
By Lorin Wertheimer
Deirdre Kinahan’s new play at Irish Rep grips us even as it indicts us. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.