Off-Broadway Theater Reviews

Driving On The Left Side: Slow-Moving Vehicle

by Michael Dale — July 5, 2005

There are some reviews a critic just hates having to write.

Pineapple & Henry

by Kerrie Smith — June 30, 2005

Love Blossoms on a Brooklyn Corner

Kicker

by Jena Tesse Fox — June 25, 2005

Robert Simonson's new play about ideals and idols ends its run on Saturday at the Connelly Theatre.

People Are Living There: Don't Bother Knocking

by Michael Dale — June 24, 2005

Athol Fugard's comedy/drama is relocated from Johannesburg, South Africa to Elizabeth, New Jersey

Cheating 101

by Amanda Scarpone — June 21, 2005

The Great Divide offers audiences a chance to ponder the age old question of 'what is cheating' and lets YOU decide

Manuscript: Writing Wrongs

by Michael Dale — June 15, 2005

Paul Grellong's play of literary larceny plays more like an early draft

Flight: The Cost of Celebrity

by Michael Dale — June 8, 2005

Garth Wingfield's play explores America's hero-worship and hatred of Charles Lindbergh

Thrill Me... Or At Least Wake Me Up

by Michael Dale — May 28, 2005

Stephen Dolginoff's musical of Leopold and Loeb barely inspires a twitter

Songs From An Unmade Bed: Comfy and Playful

by Michael Dale — May 27, 2005

Mark Campbell's theatrical song cycle features sharp, witty lyrics and lots of bedsheets

Knock On Wood: One Man's Saga of War and Friendship

by Kerrie Smith — May 25, 2005

The Pursuit of Persephone

by Jena Tesse Fox — May 19, 2005

One of the smartest, most tuneful, and most heartfelt new musicals of the season ends its run this weekend at the Connelly.

Go Mental

by Amanda Scarpone — May 19, 2005

The Mentalizer tests the mind's limits and gives New York City a different kind of David Blaine

Planet Banana - It's Not Changing the World

by Amanda Scarpone — May 2, 2005

Planet Banana offers obvious humor that is either a hit or miss

Snake in Fridge

by Jena Tesse Fox — April 28, 2005

Brad Fraser's newest blend of horror, comedy, and drama comes to New York.

Robeson Sings Again

by Jena Tesse Fox — April 27, 2005

Miriam Jensen Hendrix's bio-drama about the famous singer and political activist gets its premiere at the Blue Heron.

Bonnie Parker: A Vicious Circle

by Jena Tesse Fox — April 16, 2005

The legendary outlaw gets the stage to herself in Dixie Lee Sedgwick's overly long one-woman play.

Fascinating Aida in Absolutely Fascinating: What's the Word I'm Looking For?

by Michael Dale — April 16, 2005

Help me come up with the proper adjective to describe this act

Golden Age: In this issue: Archie and Jughead Surf the Web

by Kerrie Smith — April 11, 2005

Evidently, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa loves pulp.

A Midsummer Night's Dream

by Jena Tesse Fox — March 30, 2005

Shakespeare's fizziest of comedies falls flat in this uninspiried new production at Theatre Row.

Eyewitness Blues: Playing It Cool

by Michael Dale — March 28, 2005

Jazz, flamenco, blues, hip-hop and slam poetry flavor Mildred Ruiz and Steven Sapp's story of a musician and his muse

Jewish Thighs on Broadway: Super Trouper

by Michael Dale — March 22, 2005

Penny Orloff's solo play of a life in theatre recalls horny leading men, a major Broadway flop and thirty years of dieting

Gorilla Man: Puberty Can Be So Unkind

by Kerrie Smith — March 15, 2005

Poor Billy.

Woman Before A Glass: Dripping With Class

by Michael Dale — March 11, 2005

Mercedes Ruehl stars as Peggy Guggenheim, modern art collector and collecter of modern artists

A Very Naughty Greek Play

by Jena Tesse Fox — March 7, 2005

Aquila Theatre Company revisits Aristophanes's The Wasps in this manic new musical.

Altar Boyz: What Would Jesus Shout-Out?

by Michael Dale — March 3, 2005

A giddy new musical spoofs Christian rock and teenage boy bands