Immersive with a meal, this adaptation of James Joyce is still a bit dry (as was the roast turkey). Cameron Kelsall eats and reviews.
Reviews
11 January 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Ink at Under the Radar Festival
Metropolitan Museum of Art ⋄ January 5-6
By Curtis Russell
Ink builds a link with artisans of the past, via the materiality of art objects. Curtis Russell reviews.
10 January 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: prism at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
LaMama E.T.C. ⋄ 6 January - 12 January
By Lane Williamson
Ellen Reid’s debut opera explores the before-and-aftermath of a sexual assault to blistering effect. Lane Williamson reviews.
9 January 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Is This a Room at The Kitchen
The Kitchen ⋄ January 4-13
By Loren Noveck
Ripped from the headlines, Is This a Room uses an interrogation to interrogate the nature of power.
9 January 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Briefs: The Second Coming at NYU Skirball Center
NYU Skirball Center ⋄ 6 January - 7 January
By Richard Patterson
Australian burlesque company the Briefs Factory brings their all-male extravaganza to New York City. Richard Patterson reviews.
8 January 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Blue Ridge at Atlantic Theater Company
Atlantic Theater Company ⋄ 12th December 2018 – 26th January 2019
By Cameron Kelsall
Superb acting, exceptional production values, and a compelling point of view, but this slice-of-life dramedy by Abby Rosebrock loses its way. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
7 January 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Manual Cinema’s Frankenstein at Under the Radar Festival
Public Theater ⋄ January 3-12
By Loren Noveck
Sheer magic with shadows: Loren Noveck reviews Manual Cinema’s latest genre-bender.
6 January 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Opera
Review: 4.48 Psychosis at Baruch Performing Arts Center
Baruch Performing Arts Center ⋄ 5 January - 12 January
By Lane Williamson
An opera-theatre adaptation of Sarah Kane’s play is at its most successful when it uses inventive orchestration to transcend the human voice. Lane Williamson reviews.
6 January 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Infinite Hotel at Irondale Arts Center
Irondale Center ⋄ 5 January - 12 January
By Lane Williamson
It may be best to just surrender to Michael Joseph McQuilken’s music-theatre puzzle. Lane Williamson reviews.
5 January 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Art of Luv (Part 6): Awesome Grotto! at Abrons Arts Center
Abrons Arts Center ⋄ Through January 5th
By Joey Sims
Royal Osiris Karaoke Ensemble worship a pizza wheel. Incomplete but calming and serene. Joey Sims meditates and reviews.