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The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Off-Broadway.

Adrift in Macao: Everybody Goes To Rick Shaw's

by Michael Dale — February 14, 2007

Be sure and check your brain at the door because you might find yourself laughing your head off at Christopher Durang and Peter Melnick's hilarious and tuneful film noir spoof

Fun with Dirty Talk

by Amanda Scarpone — February 1, 2007

Michael Puzzo's hilarious play about an instant messaging situation turned awry leaves audiences in stitches.

Frank's Home: A Dazzling Exterior

by Michael Dale — January 31, 2007

Richard Nelson's drama about Frank Lloyd Wright's family life is lacking, but Peter Weller dazzles in the title role

The Fever: Post-Radical Chic

by Michael Dale — January 30, 2007

The New Group revives Wallace Shawn's 1990 monologue about a man feeling guilt for his privileged life

'Blackout' Gives a Gray Performance

by Amanda Scarpone — January 20, 2007

When the lights go out on New York City in the blackout of 2003, six strangers collide on a street corner in Hell's Kitchen.

Lebensraum: An Unusual Homecoming

by Michael Dale — December 18, 2006

Israel Horovitz's play begins with the present day chancellor of Germany, Rudolph Stroiber, deciding to make amends for the Holocaust by inviting 6 million Jews from anywhere in the world to come to his country, where they'll be given jobs and granted automatic citizenship.

Gutenberg! The Musical!

by Jena Tesse Fox — December 18, 2006

The daffy new musical courtesy of the Upright Citizens Brigade is currently running at 59E59.

Home: Small Talk

by Michael Dale — December 9, 2006

The Actors' Company Theatre mounts a sterling new production of David Story's 1970 Tony-nominated comedy/drama

That Time Of The Year: Getting Through The Holidays

by Michael Dale — December 8, 2006

This new musical revue spoofs all the dreaded stress that comes every December, like trying not to embarrass yourself at multiple holiday parties, keeping family gatherings civil, buying the right present for your better half and trying not to gain weight while everyone's throwing food in your direc

Instant Hit: The Big Voice: God or Merman?

by Amanda Scarpone — December 8, 2006

Broadway veterans Jim Brochu and Steve Schalchlin from The Last Session come back to New York with their latest venture The Big Voice: God or Merman?

Two Trains Running: An Exhilarating Trip

by Michael Dale — December 4, 2006

The Signature Theatre Company's flawless production is as good an evening of drama as you're currently bound to get anywhere in New York

Room Service: Four Star Entertainment

by Michael Dale — November 29, 2006

I dare you to find a funnier two hours in town than the Pecadillo Theatre Company's new production of this rib tickling show biz farce

Striking 12: Striking Out

by Jena Tesse Fox — November 27, 2006

GrooveLily's new cabaret-cum-performance art piece doesn't quite fill one with the Christmas spirit.

Almost Made Makes It

by Amanda Scarpone — November 27, 2006

Writer and performer Louie Liberti takes his play, Almost Made, back to its home after an extended sold-out run on the west coast

How To Save The World... In 90 Minutes: Mission Aborted

by Michael Dale — November 12, 2006

The uninspired book and lyrics of this musical farce about political and romantic antics at the United Nations exercises veto power over the best efforts of a very talented supporting cast and some pleasant and catchy tunes

An Oak Tree

by Jena Tesse Fox — November 7, 2006

Tim Crouch's inventive new play stars a different actor each night-- an actor who has never seen nor read the script before stepping on stage.

The Flood

by Jena Tesse Fox — November 7, 2006

Reichel and Mills' new musical captures small-town America coming together in the face of adversity.

Mimi le Duck: Fowl Play

by Michael Dale — November 7, 2006

Annie Golden and Eartha Kitt lead a solid cast of musical theatre performers in a tepid musical that would aspire to be bland

Evil Dead: The Musical: Inishmore Was For Wussies

by Michael Dale — November 1, 2006

For those very cultured New York theatre-goers who felt last season's Martin McDonagh bloodbath The Lieutenant of Inishmore wasn't quite graphically violent enough to satisfy their very refined tastes, might I suggest an evening at the latest offering to grace the Off-Broadway stage, Evil Dead: The

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