An Under the Radar piece that portrays the banal horror of life under siege. Loren Noveck reviews.
Venues: New York Theatre Workshop
28 October 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: We Live in Cairo at New York Theatre Workshop
New York Theatre Workshop ⋄ 9 Oct-24 Nov
By Lorin Wertheimer
A new musical about revolutionary artists storms the stage at New York Theatre Workshop, but finds less success than its predecessor. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
16 May 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Here There Are Blueberries at New York Theatre Workshop
New York Theatre Workshop ⋄ 17 April-16 June
By Lorin Wertheimer
A Nazi photo album appears at the National Holocaust Museum and the archivists who receive it wrestle with its legacy in this new play by Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
31 October 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Merry Me at New York Theatre Workshop
New York Theatre Workshop ⋄ October 11-November 19, 2023
By Loren Noveck
Lesbian sex farce + Tony Kushner’s Angel + the Greeks + Restoration comedy + a woke white man = too many influences for one comedy to handle. Loren Noveck reviews.
31 July 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Half-God of Rainfall at NYTW
New York Theatre Workshop ⋄ 14 July 2023 to 20 August 2023
By Nicole Serratore
This poem-play from Inua Ellams is a mélange of interesting images, ideas, and theatrical moments but lacks cohesion. Nicole Serratore reviews.
29 September 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: american (tele)visions at New York Theatre Workshop
New York Theatre Workshop ⋄ 10 September-16 October
By Lane Williamson
A family works through their trauma in the shadow of the first WalMart. Lane Williamson reviews.
11 March 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Endlings at New York Theatre Workshop
New York Theatre Workshop ⋄ February 19- March 29
By Joey Sims
Celine Song’s new play mixes brutal truth, barnstorming set pieces, and a bit of magic. Joey Sims reviews.
16 December 2019
Reviews
Review: Sing Street at New York Theatre Workshop
New York Theatre Workshop ⋄ November 25-January 26
By Loren Noveck
NYTW’s new musical gets the joys of being in a band just right…but is that enough to make a satisfying show? Loren Noveck isn’t quite sure.
27 September 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: runboyrun & In Old Age at New York Theatre Workshop
New York Theatre Workshop ⋄ September 4-October 13
By Ran Xia
Ghosts are hard to escape in these two parts of Mfoniso Udofia’s Ufot Cycle, but the family matriarch, Abasiama, forces herself to try. Ran Xia reviews.
17 April 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: 17 Border Crossings at New York Theatre Workshop
New York Theatre Workshop ⋄ April 11 - May 12
By Alicia Kort
Thaddeus Phillips plays an unnamed traveler as well as everyone he encounters crossing the titular seventeen borders in this tour de force solo play. Alicia Kort reviews.