The third concert in 54 Below’s Diamond Series features the mega talent Megan Hilty in a career retrospective that has our critic remembering the first time he saw her, and every time since. Lane Williamson reviews.
Reviews
30 October 2021
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Best Life at JACK
JACK ⋄ October 21 - November 6
By Loren Noveck
Melissa Tien’s play asks, If you could turn back time, even a little bit, would that make it any easier to engineer genuine social change? Loren Noveck reviews.
19 October 2021
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Chicken & Biscuits at Circle in the Square
Circle in the Square Theatre ⋄ Through 2 January
By Daniel Krane
A funeral feels more like a party in Douglas Lyons’ warm-hearted family comedy. Daniel Krane reviews.
18 October 2021
Reviews • Regional
Review: Songs for a New World at Paper Mill Playhouse
Paper Mill Playhouse ⋄ 13 October-7 November
By Lane Williamson
Carolee Carmello brings her incredible talent to a New Jersey revival of Jason Robert Brown’s song cycle, but the piece is starting to show its age. Lane Williamson reviews.
17 October 2021
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Dana H at the Lyceum Theatre
Lyceum Theatre ⋄ October 1, 2021-January 16, 2022
By Loren Noveck
Lucas Hnath makes harrowing and unsettling use of his mother’s life, channeled through an extraordinary performance by Deirdre O’Connell, in a piece that raises questions about the ethics of documentary theater. Loren Noveck reviews.
14 October 2021
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: The Lehman Trilogy at the Nederlander Theatre
Nederlander Theatre ⋄ Through 2 January
By Cameron Kelsall
“There is a value to…approach[ing] unfettered capitalism with a critical eye,” writes our critic, but Stefano Massini’s play (as adapted by Ben Power) doesn’t keep its gaze trained where it should. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
12 October 2021
Reviews • Cabaret • NYC
Review: Laura Benanti at Feinstein’s/54 Below
54 Below ⋄ 5 October-10 October
By Lane Williamson
Laura Benanti brings her jazz-inflected album and signature sense of humor to the stage in the second concert of Feinstein’s/54 Below’s Diamond Series. Lane Williamson reviews.
11 October 2021
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Is This A Room at the Lyceum Theatre
September 24, 2021-January 16, 2022
By Loren Noveck
Tina Satter’s documentary theater piece transfers to Broadway with its power and its exceptional central performance intact. Loren Noveck reviews.
3 October 2021
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Six at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre
Brooks Atkinson Theatre ⋄ Booking through March 2022
By Loren Noveck
A glittery “histo-remix” of the lives of Henry VIII’s six wives brings its high-energy woman power back to Broadway post-shutdown. Loren Noveck reviews.
29 September 2021
Reviews • Cabaret • NYC
Review: Kelli O’Hara at Feinstein’s/54 Below
54 Below ⋄ 28 September-3 October
By Lane Williamson
Kicking off the new Diamond Series, Kelli O’Hara dazzles at Feinstein’s/54 Below. Lane Williamson reviews.