Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig’s adaptation of a 13th-century Chinese drama has power and ideas to spare, but the whole is sometimes less than the sum of its parts. Loren Noveck reviews.
Reviews
8 June 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Quince at the Bushwick Starr
Bushwick Starr ⋄ June 2-19, 2022
By Loren Noveck
Sweet but not sappy, tart but not sour: this tale of a quinceañera is visually striking and has a lot of heart. Loren Noveck reviews.
26 May 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Fat Ham at the Public Theater
Public Theater ⋄ May 12-July 3, 2022
By Loren Noveck
The quintessence of Hamlet, brilliantly and hilariously distilled into a young Black queer Southern man singing karaoke to Radiohead’s “Creep” at a backyard wedding barbecue. Loren Noveck reviews James Ijames’s Pulitzer Prize winner at the Public Theater.
25 May 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Who Killed My Father at St. Ann’s Warehouse
St. Ann's Warehouse ⋄ 18 May-5 June
By Lane Williamson
Édouard Louis adapts and stars in an adaptation of his memoir about his difficult relationship with his father and the ways the French government has failed. Lane Williamson reviews.
24 May 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: California at Clubbed Thumb’s Summerworks
The Wild Project ⋄ 20th -31st May 2022
By Nicole Serratore
Trish Harnetiaux’s spooky comedy about fractured time, memory, and family blends melancholy with heart. Nicole Serratore reviews.
21 May 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Will You Come With Me? at MITU580
MITU580 ⋄ May 11-June 5, 2022
By Loren Noveck
A Turkish playwright homes in on the intersection of love and activism. Loren Noveck reviews.
10 May 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Which Way to the Stage at MCC
Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space ⋄ 14 April-22 May
By Cameron Kelsall
Ana Nogueira pens “a love letter to the geeks, queerdos, and obsessives” and their complicated relationship with musical theatre and each other. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
9 May 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Into the Woods at New York City Center
New York City Center ⋄ 4 May-15 May
By Lane Williamson
Encores! expands its mission and delivers a fantastic revival of a very popular musical. Lane Williamson reviews.
8 May 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Wedding Band at Polonsky Shakespeare Center
Polonsky Shakespeare Center ⋄ April 28-May 15
By Loren Noveck
Another lost classic by Alice Childress returns to the New York stage with a strong message but a muddy production. Loren Noveck reviews.
30 April 2022
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: POTUS at the Shubert Theatre
Shubert Theatre ⋄ 14 April-14 August
By Lane Williamson
Selina Fillinger’s raucous comedy brings lots of needed laughs. Lane Williamson reviews.