Friday, May 1, 2026
Was this prodigy a genius, a monster, or both? Lorin Wertheimer reviews a new play about Leni Riefenstahl
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SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 10:51PM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Lorin Wertheimer finds The Lazours' new musical a satisfying collaboration among artists and audience.
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SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 08:47PM[SHARE]Thursday, February 12, 2026
Lorin Wertheimer analyzes the way Quincy Long rips apart theatrical conventions--perhaps too many of them.
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SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 10:59AM[SHARE]Monday, February 2, 2026
A ripped-from-the-headlines drama that fails by underestimating its audience. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
The post Review: Data at the Lucille Lortel Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Magazine …
SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 10:41AM[SHARE]Friday, January 30, 2026
This new play beautifully explores the tension between trying to forget and wanting to remember. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
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SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 07:37AM[SHARE]Thursday, November 20, 2025
This Shakespeare adaptation doesn't live up to its premise. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
The post Review: Laowang, a Chinatown King Lear at Primary Stages appeared first on Exeunt Magazine NYC.
SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 12:22AM[SHARE]Thursday, November 13, 2025
Lorin Wertheimer finds Rajiv Joseph's new play about confused young men stumbling into history both funny and tragic.
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SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 11:57PM[SHARE]Friday, October 31, 2025
This honky-tonk musical is hampered by a confusing flashback structure that saps emotional immediacy. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
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SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 10:47AM[SHARE]Sunday, October 5, 2025
A science-fiction tale that strives to work in a new genre, but falls short on many levels. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
The post Review: The Glitch at Theater Center appeared first on Exeunt M…
SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 08:44PM[SHARE]Friday, September 19, 2025
Packed with banging tunes, striking choreography, and sharp performances, this new musical is so much fun Lorin Wertheimer doesn't even mind its less-than-compelling book.
The post Review: S…
SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 10:02PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 6, 2025
A "thoroughly original and delightful reinvention" of a classic Gilbert & Sullivan operetta. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
The post Review: Pirates! The Penzance Musical at the Todd Haimes T…
SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 08:51PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 23, 2025
A Dadaist performance piece leaves Lorin Wertheimer underwhelmed.
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SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 10:45AM[SHARE]Monday, March 31, 2025
Loren Noveck and Lorin Wertheimer have very different opinions about this new synth-pop musical that grapples with the Greeks.
The post Review: The Trojans at the Cell appeared first on Exeu…
SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 06:41PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Lorin Wertheimer compares Natalie Margolin's new play about friends facing the last week of college to David Mamet at his finest.
The post Review: All Nighter at Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater…
SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 10:43AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 5, 2025
A trip into the world of sumo that's visually stunning if sometimes lacking in nuance. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
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SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 10:00PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 26, 2024
The quilts threaten to steal the show in Katori Hall's new family drama. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
The post Review: The Blood Quilt at Lincoln Center Theater appeared first on Exeunt Magazin…
SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 08:13AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 19, 2024
A new play about the life of Artimesia Gentileschi digs into Renaissance gender politics with mixed results. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
The post Review: The Light and the Dark at 59E59 appear…
SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 06:46AM[SHARE]Sunday, November 17, 2024
Lorin Wertheimer finds concept stronger than execution in this new Broadway musical, a love story between robots.
The post Review: Maybe Happy Ending at the Belasco Theatre appeared first o…
SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 10:21AM[SHARE]Monday, October 28, 2024
A new musical about revolutionary artists storms the stage at New York Theatre Workshop, but finds less success than its predecessor. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
The post Review: We Live in Ca…
SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 09:02AM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 16, 2024
A new play about a journalist in Putin's Russia creates an unsteady mix of fact and fiction. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
The post Review: Vladimir at New York City Center Stage I appeared firs…
SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 10:00PM[SHARE]Friday, October 11, 2024
Meghan Kennedy's new play connects two lonely souls over a cup of diner coffee. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
The post Review: The Counter at the Laura Pels Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Maga…
SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 09:58AM[SHARE]Sunday, September 15, 2024
An ambitious epic that never loses sight of the power of its familial ties. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
The post Review: Counting and Cracking at NYU Skirball Center appeared first on Exeunt M…
SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 11:49AM[SHARE]Monday, July 15, 2024
A new musical about the construction of the Empire State Building fails to build much excitement. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
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SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 12:43PM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 9, 2024
A woman gives birth to a rabbit in Sophie McIntosh's parable play. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
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SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 01:26PM[SHARE]Thursday, May 16, 2024
A Nazi photo album appears at the National Holocaust Museum and the archivists who receive it wrestle with its legacy in this new play by Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich. Lorin Wertheimer…
SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 09:47AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 1, 2024
A show that is quirky, surprising, and risk-taking should tick all Lorin Wertheimer's boxes. And yet in this case, not so much.
The post Review: Staff Meal at Playwrights Horizons appeared f…
SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 07:11AM[SHARE]Sunday, April 28, 2024
Peter Morgan's new play is a study in power. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
The post Review: Patriots at the Barrymore Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Magazine NYC.
SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 09:32PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Lorin Wertheimer is pushed from compassion to frustration by this documentary theater piece.
The post Review: Grenfell: in the words of survivors at St. Ann's Warehouse appeared first on Exe…
SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 10:54AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 21, 2024
Despite some missteps in casting, this new circus musical brings the spectacle and huge visual creativity. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
The post Review: Water for Elephants at the Imperial Thea…
SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 10:00PM[SHARE]Friday, February 2, 2024
Sean Daniels crafts an autobiographical play about his journey to recovery performed by an excellent three-person cast. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
The post Review: The White Chip at MCC appea…
SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 05:12PM[SHARE]Thursday, November 16, 2023
A gleeful production of Tom Stoppard's complex classic. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
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