Ghostly troubadours haunt a lighthouse during World War II in a new musical from Kyle Jarrow and Duncan Sheik. Lane Williamson reviews.
Venues: 59E59 Theaters
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.
8 May 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Instructions for American Servicemen in Britain at 59E59
59E59 Theaters ⋄ April 16-May 12
By Alicia Kort
In this dramatization of a real document from 1942, American soldiers have a little too much fun in a quaint British town and are given the titular pamphlet to tame their Yankee impulses. Alicia Kort reviews.
13 December 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Net Will Appear at 59E59
59E59 Theaters ⋄ 5 December - 30 December
By Dan O'Neil
Erin Mallon’s play is a welcome escape into something nice. Dan O’Neil reviews.
8 June 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Secret Life of Humans at 59E59
59E59 Theaters ⋄ 31st May - 1st July 2018
By Nicole Serratore
With an ambitious visual landscape, this compulsively-watchable devised piece looks into what makes us human. Nicole Serratore reviews.