Thrilling choreography, catchy tunes, and a warmhearted message, but a watered-down idea of queerness lurks in The Prom.
Reviews
3 December 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Zombie Asian Moms at La Mama
LaMama E.T.C. ⋄ 29th of November - 9th December 2018
By Caroline Cao
Through spoken-word and song, Zombie Asian Moms explores the comedy and complexity of Asian moms. Caroline Cao reviews.
2 December 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Consumption at Beverley Social Club
Beverley Social Club ⋄ Through December 8th
By Rafi Mittlefehldt
A tantalizing premise and a historic setting, but the immersive Consumption is lacking in structure.
29 November 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The White Album at BAM
BAM Harvey Theatre ⋄ November 28-December 1
By Richard Patterson
Joan Didion wrote, “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” But how do we make sense of a world in disorder? Richard Patterson reviews.
26 November 2018
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: American Son at Booth Theatre
Booth Theatre ⋄ Through 27th January 27th 2019
By Ayanna Prescod
A new play starring Kerry Washington gets audiences talking about race. Ayanna Prescod reviews.
25 November 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: What To Send Up When It Goes Down at A.R.T./New York Theatres
ART/New York ⋄ 11th November to 8th December 2018
By Alison Walls
Aleshea Harris’s new play is socially-critical theater with an engaged, energized cast.
20 November 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Hard Problem at Lincoln Center
Mitzi Newhouse Theatre ⋄ October 25-January 6
By Loren Noveck
Tom Stoppard interrogates whether a thermostat has consciousness potential, and why we have consciousness at all. Loren Noveck reviews.
18 November 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: A Chorus Line at New York City Center
New York City Center ⋄ 14 November - 18 November
By Lane Williamson
The dancers are back on the line and as thrilling as ever in a new Encores! production. Lane Williamson reviews.
17 November 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui at Classic Stage Company
Classic Stage Company ⋄ 30 October - 22 December
By Lane Williamson
A volcanic performance by Raúl Esparza outshines the flaws in this revival of Brecht’s allegory play. Lane Williamson reviews.
16 November 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Natural Shocks at WP Theater
Women’s Project Theater ⋄ October 28-November 25
By Loren Noveck
A shocking twist can’t save a paper-thin script. Loren Noveck reviews.