Theresa Rebeck’s new play, set in a plant shop, leaves our critic green with envy. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
Venues: 59E59 Theaters
19 December 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Ye Bear & Ye Cubb at 59E59
59E59 Theaters ⋄ Through 23rd December 2022
By Nicole Serratore
A comical imagining of an early American play fails to get the audience on board for its idea of fun. Nicole Serratore reviews
11 October 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Peerless at 59E59
59E59 Theaters ⋄ September 24-November 6
By Loren Noveck
A pair of twins think they know what their future holds. Jiehae Park’s biting tragicomedy shows how wrong they are. Loren Noveck reviews.
20 January 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Whisper House at 59E59
59E59 Theaters ⋄ 11 January-6 February
By Lane Williamson
Ghostly troubadours haunt a lighthouse during World War II in a new musical from Kyle Jarrow and Duncan Sheik. Lane Williamson reviews.
13 February 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Commons at 59E59 Theaters
59E59 Theaters ⋄ 6th - 23rd February 2020
By Nicole Serratore
A roommate comedy from Lily Akerman too frequently skims the surface. Nicole Serratore reviews
18 January 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: How to Load a Musket at 59E59 Theaters
59E59 Theaters ⋄ 11 January - 26 January
By Joey Sims
Talene Monahon’s new play is based on interviews with historical reenactors, but in a moment of political tension, their love of history is called into doubt. Joey Sims reviews.
15 September 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Only Yesterday at 59E59
59E59 Theaters ⋄ September 7-September 29
By Joey Sims
John Lennon and Paul McCartney forge their iconic bond in this simplistic, but ultimately moving play by Bob Stevens. Joey Sims reviews.
15 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Square Go at 59E59 Theaters
59E59 Theaters ⋄ 6th -30th June 2019
By Ran Xia
Buzzing, humming, and full of imagination, this play about a school fight looks at the conflicts of growing up. Ran Xia reviews.
13 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Handbagged at 59E59
59E59 Theaters ⋄ June 4-June 30
By Joey Sims
A verbally expressive audience livened up this well-trod play about Queen Elizabeth and Margaret Thatcher. Joey Sims reviews.
23 May 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Feral at 59 E 59 Theater
59E59 Theaters ⋄ 14th May - 9th June 2019
By Nicole Serratore
Skillful design is failed by a contrived, thin narrative in this puppet-driven show. Nicole Serratore reviews.