Off-Off-Broadway Theater Reviews
The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Off-Off-Broadway.
BWW Review: LIFE SUCKS. at The Wild Project
A month ago I saw Austin Pendleton portray a teacher on Broadway in the fine play Choir Boy.
BWW Review: Ronnie Marmo's I'M NOT A COMEDIAN... I'M LENNY BRUCE Honors The Trailblazing First Amendment Activist
'These words might be more offensive now than they were back then,' ponders playwright/actor Ronnie Marmo in the guise of one of 20th Century America's most controversial artists in his (mostly) solo performance, I'M NOT A COMEDIAN.
BWW Review: EL CORONEL NO TIENE QUIEN LE ESCRIBA at Harlem Stage
Based on a novella by Nobel Prize winner Gabriel Garcia Marquez, El Coronel No Tiene Quien Le Escriba is being presented in Spanish (with English supertitles) by Repertorio Español.
BWW Review: 55 SHADES OF GAY: BALKAN SPRING OF SEXUAL REVOLUTION at La MaMa
This love story is lit.
BWW Review: Gender Takes Center Stage in THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
In Oscar Wilde's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, Gwendolen says, "In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity, is the vital thing.
BWW Review: IDENTITY at El Barrio Artspace - Fascinating Tale of Growing Up Disabled and Gay
'Some people go to therapy to work out their stuff,' Nicholas Linnehan informs at the start of his autobiographical play, Identity.
BWW Review: Brooklyn's Theater 2020 Makes its Way Into the Woods
Theater 2020, the only professional theater troupe in Downtown Brooklyn, once again proves itself as a force to be reckoned with with this lovely production of Into the Woods; theirs is a force that brings with it the power and influence a dramatic performance ought to have.
BWW Review: Scandalous Fantasies Meet the Sting of Reality in Kristin Heckler's EXPOSED
Directed/conceived by Heckler and written in collaboration with Jacob Sebastian Phillips, Sarah Raimondi and Pauline Sherrow, Recognize Theatre presents Exposed - now in performances at the MCS Theatre.
BWW Review: Oh How Joyous is Royal Family Productions' ANNE OF GREEN GABLES!
Adapted and directed by Chris Henry, Anne of Green Gables: Part 1 is now celebrating its World Premiere at the Royal Family Performing Arts Center, located in the heart of Times Square; it is nothing short of mesmerizing, a production that casts a spell upon its audience, beckoning them to watch thi
BWW Review: Site-Specific, Immersive Play BLEACH Explores Gay Sex Work
This piece, written by Dan Ireland-Reeves and directed by Zach Carey, is a site-specific, immersive, intimate experience.
BWW Review: Dancing Majesty Takes the Stage in Fisher's THE LITTLE DANCER
Directed by Richard Vida and choreographed by Lainie Sakakura, The Little Dancer is dazzling Upper West Side audiences with the poignant story it has to tell.
BWW Review: Parental Supervision is Not Optional in Solnik's THE BOHEMIANS
No matter how old we become, our parents are still our parents: from high school to an engagement, to robbing our new apartment, our parents are pillars of love that we never wish to seen torn down.
BWW Review: John Kevin Jones Returns To Merchant's House Museum For Warm and Intimate A CHRISTMAS CAROL
For the past five holiday seasons in a row, savvy New York playgoers have been filling the upstairs parlor of East 4th Street's Merchant's House Museum for a warm and intimate evening of Christmas cheer; Summoners Ensemble Theatre's delightful production of actor John Kevin Jones recreating Charles
BWW Review: Time Stands Still at 36 JUNIPER, Presented by Wrong House Productions
Written by the team of Jessika McQueen, Shannon McInally and Alyssa Abraham, directed by Greg Pragel and celebrating its World Premiere in the heart of the East Village, 36 Juniper is an unexpected and quite riveting theatrical gem.
BWW Review: Do-overs and Debauchery in New Light Theater Project's Revival of LIFE x3
Written by Yasmina Reza, directed by Jerry Heymann and now in performances at Urban Stages, Life x3 is New Light Theater Project's revival performance using the translations of Christopher Hampton.
BWW Review: MEDICINE THE MUSICAL at HERE Arts Center
Endless life and death scenarios, surging stress-levels, super-charged power dynamics and noble heroes in pristine white coats: we could fill waiting rooms with all the reasons why medicine is one of the most reliable modern storytelling backdrops.
BWW Review: RENASCENCE Shines as Bright as the Soul at the Abrons Art Center
With a book by Dick Scanlan, score by Carmel Dean and lyrics taken from the works of Edna St.
BWW Review: The Flea Presents the World Premiere of Solondz's EMMA AND MAX
There are many plays that evoke feelings and entertain and do everything that an admirable piece of theater is meant to; I cannot say, though, that these plays are as poignant or as tragically beautiful as Emma and Max: the show I was fortunate to see on its closing night.
BWW Review: RAGS PARKLAND SINGS THE SONGS OF THE FUTURE at Ars Nova
In this sci-fi folk musical, Rags and the band, The Future, bring music to life in a world where it has been criminalized and in a time when even applauding such things can be treasonous.
BWW Review: FUSION Plays With Love But Lacks Passion
Adam Parrish's play Fusion is currently running at the Actors Theatre Workshop, bringing the story of one couple's struggle to stay together to the New York stage.
BWW Review: JAMES AND JAMESY: IN THE DARK is a Charming and Absurdist Existential Jaunt
When the word 'Fringe' comes into play, most experienced theatre-goers are prone to a moment of hesitation.
BWW Review: Something is So Right About THE WRONG BOX at Theatre for the New City
With book, music and lyrics written by Kit Goldstein Grant, directedchoreographed by Michael Chase Gosselin and based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne, The Wrong Box now celebrates its World Premiere at Theater for the New City as part of its Dream Up Festival.
BWW Review: The Pond Theatre Company's THE NATURALISTS Showcases Quiet Lives and the Search for Self
The Pond is currently playing host to the world premiere of The Naturalists by Irish playwright Jaki McCarrick who is making her own New York debut with the company.
BWW Review: Dreaming the Reality of Life in Yukich's APES AT PLAY
Written and directed by Yukich and presented as part of the Dream Up Festival at Theater for the New City, Apes at Play is a short but ironically succinct piece that gets to the core of what it means to live within the possibility of the inexplicable.
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Murder on the Orient Express Manes Studio Theatre of Long Island (8/28-9/13) |
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Broadway Magic Hour Broadway Magic Hour: Magic Show (7/25-1/02) |
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Dominant Animals Teatro LATEA (10/02-10/04) |
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Eileen Barnett: Back Again...For The Very First Time! The Laurie Beechman Theatre (10/06-10/06) |
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Falling Into Now Greenroom42 (10/24-10/24) |
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LOVE INSURANCE Theater for the New City (9/02-9/12) |
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PANGEA: UNLEASHED KnJ Theater (10/10-10/11) |
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Psychopathia Paschalis: An Easter Comedy Factory Series at Chain Theatre (9/09-9/13) |
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Rock Never Dies Hard Rock Cafe (5/29-8/30) |
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Shangri-La-La, a comedy musical about Siegfried & Roy Theater for the New City (8/29-8/29) |