Six modern women enter a convent in Jessica Dickey’s new play, but the results end up being the same for all. Alicia Kort reviews.
Reviews
24 January 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Eddie and Dave at Atlantic Stage 2
Atlantic Stage 2 ⋄ 10 January - 10 February
By Lane Williamson
A bio-play about Van Halen, where the men are played by women, examines gender and fandom. Lane Williamson reviews.
21 January 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Intelligence at Next Door at NYTW
Next Door at NYTW ⋄ 12 January - 3 February
By Joey Sims
This world premiere by Helen Banner is messy and unpredictable – qualities our critic finds intriguing. Joey Sims reviews.
21 January 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: About Alice at Theatre for a New Audience
Polonsky Shakespeare Center ⋄ January 8-February 3
By Alicia Kort
Does this love letter succeed in rectifying the public image of a lost soul mate? Alicia Kort reviews.
15 January 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Maestro at The Duke on 42nd Street
The Duke on 42nd St ⋄ 3 January - 9 February
By Cameron Kelsall
A bio-play about Arturo Toscanini is drowned out by its own music. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
14 January 2019
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Choir Boy at Manhattan Theatre Club
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre ⋄ 12th December 2018 – 24th February 2019
By Cameron Kelsall
Tender coming-of-age play with stirring music has grown since its Off-Broadway debut and provides shattering moments and an astonishing central performance. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
13 January 2019
Reviews • Cabaret • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Train With No Midnight at HERE Arts Center
HERE Arts Center ⋄ 5 January - 13 January
By Lane Williamson
Joseph Keckler’s song cycle mixes an operatic baritone voice with pop music harmonies to create a distinctive theatrical beast. Lane Williamson reviews.
13 January 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Minefield at NYU Skirball
NYU Skirball Center ⋄ Through January 13th 2019
By Nicole Serratore
With rage, confusion, pain, and release a group of veterans unburden themselves with their stories of the past. Nicole Serratore reviews.
11 January 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Everything is Imaginable at New York Live Arts
New York Live Arts ⋄
By Nicole Serratore
Jack Ferver’s evening of dance that centers queerness, obsession, and pain finds moments of levity and fun while delving deep.
11 January 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Minor Character at Under the Radar Festival
Public Theater ⋄ January 4-13
By Loren Noveck
Six translations of Uncle Vanya at the same time. Absurdism ensues. Loren Noveck reviews.