OFF-BROADWAY THEATER REVIEWS

Based on the rocky romance shared by quintessential Irish wordsmith James Joyce and his muse, chambermaid Nora Barnacle, HIMSELF AND NORA enjoyed a successful run as part of NYMTF at the Theatre at St. Clement's in the summer of 2012. With a sparse cast of five, tautly constructed economical harmoni...

Sarah Treem's engrossing drama is set in a 1972 safe haven for abused women....

Connolly, Mitnick and Rosenstock's fanciful new musical expresses the human need for explanations....

Eugene O'Neill described the period of a woman's heightened sexual desire as a strange interlude. Of course, that was 1923 and he was a guy....

Nancy Harris' psychological thriller peaks at it's opening....

Jim Dale learned early in life that he loves making people laugh and he still does it so well....

As taken from the song "I Bring Light," one of the first achieved moments of individual triumph and beauty for the story's protagonist is captured through the powerful words of a character who has always understand the potential greatness of being "free." A young rebel by the name of Prometheus tak...

According to Jessica Walker, she spent much of her career playing trouser roles in opera and musical theatre. From her curiosity, the kernel for THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME was planted. With Director and Co-Writer Neil Bartlett, Jessica Walker crafted a variety show that explores and celebrates this o...

Marguerite Monnot's music and Andre Popp's orchestrations provide a rare and succulent taste of 1950s Parisian authenticity....

Jan Maxwell is elegant, clever and politically savvy in Anthony Giardina's drama of family politics....

Gerard Alessandrini's latest is particularly hard on the quality of Broadway's current musicals....

New York Theatre Workshop offers an intriguing abstract piece exploring Edgar Allen Poe's mysterious death....

Alex Timbers, David Byrne and Fatboy Slim offer an innovative and exhilarating look at Imelda Marcos....

The hilarious audience interaction comedy hits Times Square in a terrific new production....

Harry Melling's premiere of PEDDLING at 'Brits Off Broadway' at 59E59 is an emotional thrilll ride of passion, grit, and whirlwind of emotion....

Sharr White's comedy/drama about an estranged couple's reunion offers little that's new....

The charm of the revival is no match for the original's subversiveness....

Scott Z. Burns' tense and effective drama shows public opinion formed by a competitive media....

David Ives' new version of Regnard 1708 French comedy is written in nimbly penned rhyming couplets....

Despite some fine contributions, Martha Clarke's mounting lacks sexual spark and rebellious edge....

Outcast high-schoolers knock off the cool kids in Kevin Murphy and Laurence O'Keefe's musical version of the '88 film....

Three Day Hangover kicked off their 2014 season with the 'Big Boozy Benefit' at Rockwood Music Hall. The company looks forward to immersing their audiences in joyful productions of classic plays....

He may have passed away over 50 years ago, but you might say John Van Druten is the hottest playwright in New York right now....

The New York premiere of 'Thankskilling the Musical' will begin on April 29th as part of the 'Festival of the Offensive.' The casting has been announced for the show which will be performed at The Producers' Club, Crown Theatre on West 44th Street....

The New Ohio Theatre and Purpleman Theater are mounting a revival of Paula Vogel's 1984 play AND BABY MAKES SEVEN....