All stories by Jacob Horn on BroadwayStars

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Review: Yen at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

Lucas Hedges leads a powerful cast in Anna Jordan's powerful family drama

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 04:28PM
Friday, January 20, 2017

Review: LaBute New Theater Festival 2017 at curtainup.com/   by Jacob Horn

One-acts by Neil LaBute, Adam Seidel, Gabe McKinley, and Cary Pepper form an entertaining but uneven collection

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:30AM
Thursday, December 1, 2016

Review: Ride the Cyclone at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

After getting killed in a roller coaster accident, members of a high school chorus compete for another chance at life in this quirky charmer of a musica

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 03:24PM
Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Review: The Trojan Women at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

The Flea grapples with the intrinsic difficulties of Euripides's anti-war drama.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:27AM
Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Review: Summer Shorts 2016, Series A at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

The first half of this year's Summer Shorts festival features one-act plays by Cusi Cram, Neil LaBute, and A. Rey Pamatmat

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:46AM
Thursday, June 9, 2016

Review: Radiant Vermin at curtainup.com by Jacob Horn

Philip Ridley's new play takes the idea of an 'extreme home makeover' to entirely new heights

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:04AM
Sunday, May 22, 2016

Review: Cal in Camo at curtainup.com by Jacob Horn

- Emotion dominates in William Francis Hoffman's new play about familial love, loss, and redemption.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:50AM
Monday, April 18, 2016

Review: Romeo and Juliet at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

Shakespeare's classic love story receives a refreshing, nimble, and energetic production from the Public Theater's Mobile Unit.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 12:53PM
Thursday, March 17, 2016

Review: Widowers' Houses at curtainup.com by Jacob Horn

- Shaw's first play is topical but lacks an emotional punch. R

SOURCE: at 09:21AM
Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Review: Smokefall at curtainup.com by Jacob Horn

Noah Haidle's magical realism–infused family drama prioritizes thinking over feeling.

SOURCE: at 07:30AM
Saturday, February 13, 2016

Review: Please Continue at curtainup.com/ l by Jacob Horn

The newest EST Sloan Project production dramatizes the Milgram obedience experiments to explore the relationship between power, responsibility, and human nature

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 03:21PM
Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Review: The Changeling at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

Red Bull Theater's latest Jacobean revival explores love, madness, and sin.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:28AM
Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Review: Take Care at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

The Flea takes on modern states of emergency with the help of audience participation

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:13AM
Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Review: Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

A solo show by the young Daily Show correspondent offers a humorous take on being an outsider

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:20AM
Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Review: Fulfillment at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

Thomas Bradshaw's latest play affects you despite itself

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:32AM
Monday, September 14, 2015

Review:Isolde at curtainup.com by Jacob Horn

Richard Maxwell's play revisited at Theatre for a New Audience's Polonsky Shakespeare Center

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:47AM
Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Review: Summer Shorts 2015, Series B at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

The second half of this year's Summer Shorts festival features one-act plays by Robert O'Hara, Stella Fawn Ragsdale, and Lucy Thurber.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:41AM
Monday, July 27, 2015

Review: Summer Shorts 2015, Series A at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

The first half of this year's Summer Shorts festival featured one-act plays by Neil LaBute, Matthew Lopez, and Vickie Ramirez.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:40AM
Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Review: Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, America, Kuwait at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

Daniel Talbott's new play presents a measured, thought-provoking, and gripping vision of where today's constant state of war might lead us.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:16AM
Monday, March 2, 2015

Review: Abundance at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

Beth Henley's revisionist story of female friendship in the West takes American mythology as a ripe target for deconstruction.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:32AM
Thursday, February 26, 2015

Review: Five Times in One Night at curtainup.com by Jacob Horn

"As smart as it is sexy" feels like a clichéd but apt description of Chiara Atik's new play

SOURCE: at 11:53AM
Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Review: The Road to Damascus at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

A show mired in aspirations to be a political thriller does a better job dealing with loftier issues of faith.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:16AM
Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Review: Winners and Losers at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

Even though this show offers plenty of real talk, it's still a play, artificiality and all.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 11:22AM
Monday, December 15, 2014

Review:Every Brilliant Thing at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

this solo show takes a firm stance that in the face of hardship, that's when it's most important to celebrate what's brilliant in life. . .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:52AM
Thursday, November 13, 2014

Review:Grand Concourse at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

With the assets of a strong cast and thoughtful direction, Heidi Shreck tackles challenging topics without trying to force any unreasonably neat conclusions

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:23AM
Monday, October 6, 2014

Review:Port Authority at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

Conor McPherson's 3-monologue play gets a fine revival at the Irish Rep

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:49AM
Sunday, September 21, 2014

Review:The Valley of Astonishment at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

Holistically, this offers a rich experience for nearly all the senses (taste is covered by the Polonsky Shakespeare Center's newly opened cafe, aptly christened Food and Drink)

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:00AM
Thursday, July 17, 2014

New York Music Theatre Festival (NYMF) by Jacob Horn and Deirdre Sonovan

Sample Reviews: The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF)- . .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:35AM
Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Review:Wayra at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

It's not everyone's scene, but if you're down for a party, Wayra might be just what you're looking for. .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:41AM
Friday, June 27, 2014

Review: The Muscles In Our Toes at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

Stephen Belber's play is well-performed and entertaining, but where the cracks are visible, they prove unfortunately distracting.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:02AM
Thursday, June 12, 2014

Review: Fly By Nightat curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

a new musical is about the ambiguous moments where joy and sorrow meet, but it all comes together into a show that's unambiguously enjoyable.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:53AM

All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards