The characters in Christopher Chen’s new play negotiate identity, difference, and what it means to be human. Ran Xia finds that the richly diverse and “wildly talented” cast makes a lasting impression.
Reviews
5 May 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Paul Swan is Dead and Gone at Torn Page
Torn Page ⋄ April 25-May 19
By Joey Sims
The Civilians resurrect a multi-talented queer raconteur in a Chelsea townhouse for a uniquely intimate experience. Joey Sims reviews.
4 May 2019
Reviews • Dialogues and debates • NYC • Off-Broadway • Performance
Review: Estado Vegetal at BAC
Baryshnikov Arts Center ⋄ 2nd -3rd May 2019
By Nicole Serratore
Nicole Serratore, a human, and Phyl, a plant, discuss a funny, probing show which looks at plant intelligence and life.
2 May 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Brothers Paranormal at Theatre Row
Theatre Row ⋄ April 28-May 19
By Loren Noveck
Prince Gomolvilas uses horror tropes to tell a story about ghosts, and grief. Loren Noveck reviews.
29 April 2019
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Ink at Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre ⋄ 2nd April - 23rd June 2019
By Juliet Hindell
A cracking good story of the rebirth of British newspaper The Sun and the pervasive influence of Rupert Murdoch. Juliet Hindell reviews.
29 April 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Fruiting Bodies at Theatre Row
Theatre Row ⋄ April 23-May 19
By Loren Noveck
Mushroom as metaphor in a play about a father’s complex relationship with his adult daughters. Loren Noveck reviews.
28 April 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Grief Is the Thing with Feathers at St. Ann’s Warehouse
St. Ann's Warehouse ⋄ April 20-May 12
By Kev Berry
Enda Walsh brilliantly translates a complicated postmodern novel about grief to the stage. Kev Berry reviews.
24 April 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Pain of My Belligerence at Playwrights Horizons
Playwrights Horizons ⋄ March 29-May 12
By Joey Sims
“That Guy” infects our collective bloodstream, in a play Joey Sims calls “theater as a scream of pain.”
23 April 2019
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Burn This at Hudson Theatre
Hudson Theatre ⋄ 15th March – 14th July 2019
By Cameron Kelsall
There is no spark in this shallow revival of the calcified Lanford Wilson play. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
23 April 2019
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Hillary and Clinton at Golden Theatre
Golden Theatre ⋄ 16th March – 21st July 2019
By Sandy MacDonald
Lucas Hnath’s latest play is an intimate – but wholly invented – look at the power couple’s private life, circa 2008. Sandy MacDonald reviews.