Theban Plays
Theban Plays Off Off Broadway, The Brick Reviewed by Rachel Abrams BOTTOM LINE: An avant garde fantasy on the Oedipus Cycle contemplates ancient themes in a modern context. I wonder if th…
Theban Plays Off Off Broadway, The Brick Reviewed by Rachel Abrams BOTTOM LINE: An avant garde fantasy on the Oedipus Cycle contemplates ancient themes in a modern context. I wonder if th…
Wide Awake Hearts Off Broadway, 59E59 Theatres Reviewed by Adrienne Urbanski BOTTOM LINE: This well-acted, well-produced play offers a gut-wrenching peek into the downfall of two couples' r…
Skeleton Crew Off Broadway, Atlantic Stage 2, Atlantic Theater Company Reviewed by Billy McEntee BOTTOM LINE: Skeleton Crew is a poignant and effective conclusion to Dominique Morisseau's D…
Touch Off Off Broadway, UNDER St. Marks, Cave Theatre Company Reviewed by Brett Aresco BOTTOM LINE: An astronomer mourns his wife's disappearance as he and those around him search for conne…
LaBute New Theater Festival Off Broadway, 59E59 Theatres, St. Louis Actors Studio Reviewed by Michael Hartung BOTTOM LINE: An exciting evening of new short plays that range from successfull…
Key Change Off Off Broadway, 4th Street Theater Reviewed by Mateus Ferreira Ciucci BOTTOM LINE: A short and dense theatrical spectacle that delivers bitter truths with poetic justice and su…
The Offending Gesture Off Off Broadway, Connelly Theater, The Tank, 3-Legged Dog Reviewed by Molly Marinik BOTTOM LINE: This play with music pokes at war and power through the lens of Nazi …
The Changeling Off Broadway, Lucille Lortel Theater, Red Bull Theater Reviewed by Regina Robbins BOTTOM LINE: The more things change, the more they stay the same: this very old play about p…
Sanctuary Off Broadway, Theatre Row's Lion Theater, Yardley Productions Reviewed by Artem Yatsunov BOTTOM LINE: A one-woman show with compelling visual design and projections examining fema…
The Imbible: Christmas Carol Cocktails Off Broadway, Elektra Theatre Reviewed by Jesse Tendler BOTTOM LINE: DA fun cabaret style show, infused with a cappella melodies, that follows the new…
A Christmas Carol at the Merchant's House Off Broadway, The Merchant's House Museum, Summoners Ensemble Reviewed by Brett Aresco BOTTOM LINE: Dickens would have been proud of this passionat…
These Paper Bullets! Off Broadway, Linda Gross Theater, Atlantic Theater Company Reviewed by Linda Buchwald BOTTOM LINE: When this mod show rocks, it really rocks, but the musical numbers a…
Once Upon A Mattress Off Broadway, Transport Group at Abrons Arts Center Reviewed by Regina Robbins BOTTOM LINE: It's not the greatest musical ever written, but its stars, supporting cast, …
Puffs, or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic Off Off Broadway, Peoples Improv Theater Reviewed by Artem Yatsunov BOTTOM LINE: A hilarious ensemble par…
Nutcracker Rouge Off Broadway, Minetta Lane Theatre, Company XIV Reviewed by Jane Sato BOTTOM LINE: This sexy reinvention of the classic Nutcracker will spice up your holiday season with it…
A Wilder Christmas Off Broadway, Theatre at St. Clements Reviewed by Ken Kaissar BOTTOM LINE: A beautiful production of two rarely seen one-acts by Thornton Wilder. It's December again, wh…
The Savannah Disputation Off Off Broadway, the cell Reviewed by Ken Kaissar BOTTOM LINE: A solid revival of a play that presents a theological debate between Catholicism and Evangelicalism.…
The Bellagio Fountain Has Been Known to Make Me Cry Off Off Broadway, HERE, Concrete Temple Theatre Reviewed by Emily Cordes BOTTOM LINE: Water forms a thematic undercurrent to three charac…
Gigantic Off Broadway, Theatre Row's Acorn Theatre, Vineyard Theatre Reviewed by Stephen Kaplan BOTTOM LINE: An incredibly talented cast rocks out and goes for broke in this musical comedy …
The Illusionists Broadway, Neil Simon Theatre Reviewed by Mateus Ciucci Ferreira BOTTOM LINE: An evening that brings together tradition, excitement and entertainment and unites the audience…
Mourning Sun Off Off Broadway, Theatre 167 at West End Theatre Reviewed by Dan Dinero BOTTOM LINE: More than just an "issue play," Mourning Sun sheds light on a preventable medical conditio…
Gluten! Off Off Broadway, 59E59 Theatres Reviewed by Billy McEntee BOTTOM LINE: This new comedy explores the health we improve and the soul we destroy when a utopian society eradicates germ…
Night Is a Room Off Broadway, Signature Theatre Reviewed by Shani Friedman BOTTOM LINE: Birthdays and surprise reunions take an unexpected turn in this biting relationship drama that redefi…
Important Hats of the Twentieth Century Off Broadway, Manhattan Theatre Club at City Center Reviewed by Michael Hartung BOTTOM LINE: Though this play is unapologetically over-the-top, it wi…
Nora Off Broadway, Cherry Lane Theater Reviewed by Rachel Abrams BOTTOM LINE: A short-and-sweet adaptation of A Doll's House delights in the classic's greatness while inviting a modern lens…