1,641 stories from Theatre is Easy
A Hard Rain
Off Off Broadway, Theatre for the New City
Reviewed by Seth Bogner
BOTTOM LINE: Conflicted characters gathered together in a not-so-famous bar during one very famous summer prov…
Villainous Company
Off Off Broadway, Theatre Row's Clurman Theatre
Reviewed by Ken Kaissar
BOTTOM LINE: A straight-forward crime mystery that allows the audience to focus on three strong ac…
TALA
Off Off Broadway, University Settlement, Kyoung's Pacific Beat
Reviewed by Teddy Nicholas
BOTTOM LINE: A meta-narrative identity play about immigration with dreamlike imagery.
When yo…
Burq Off!
Off Off Broadway, Teatro Circulo
Reviewed by Eleanor J. Bader
BOTTOM LINE: The inevitable cultural clashes that arise when a girl reared in a conservative Muslim home encounters W…
Dying For It
Off Broadway, Atlantic Theatre Company
Reviewed by Jan Rosenberg
BOTTOM LINE: Buffini's resurrection of a formerly banned play about suicide in Soviet Russia will have you dyin…
ShakesBEER
Off Off Broadway, various locations
Reviewed by Zak Risinger
BOTTOM LINE: An immersive Shakespearean pub crawl that takes you to four bars where Shakespearean scenes are acted fo…
Disenchanted!
Off Broadway, Theatre at St. Clement's
Reviewed by Andy Buck
BOTTOM LINE: A riotous gallery of costumes steal the show in this zany satire of Disney princesses.
Turning class…
Cafe Society Swing
Off Broadway, 59E59 Theatres
Reviewed by Eleanor J. Bader
BOTTOM LINE: Three amazing singers and a swinging hot jazz band make this show a music lover's dream.
Café Soc…
Beware of Young Girls: Kate Dimbleby Sings the Dory Previn Story
Off Broadway, 59E59 Theatres
Reviewed by Eleanor J. Bader
BOTTOM LINE: The extraordinary life of singer-songwriter Dory Prev…
Every Brilliant Thing
Off Broadway, Barrow Street Theatre
Reviewed by Keith Paul Medelis
BOTTOM LINE: A nice holiday alternative, Every Brilliant Thing is like a warm cup of hot cocoa to cu…
A Christmas Carol at the Merchant's House
Off Off Broadway, The Merchant's House, Summoners Ensemble
Reviewed by Shani R. Friedman
BOTTOM LINE: Ghosts, Scrooge, Tiny Tim and holiday redempt…
Men and Women Talking Love and Sex
Off Broadway, Davenport Theater
Reviewed by Adrienne Urbanski
BOTTOM LINE: This play explores the ingredients that lead to a doomed marriage, sometimes of…
The Invisible Hand
Off Broadway, New York Theatre Workshop
Reviewed by Sarah Moore
BOTTOM LINE: This thrilling new drama by Ayad Akhtar features fine performances, strong direction, and Akh…
War Lesbian
Off Off Broadway, Dixon Place
Reviewed by Teddy Nicholas
BOTTOM LINE: An experimental play with music about the sexual awakening of an Alaskan girl.
Among the whiteness of Noth…
Horse Girls
Off Off Broadway, the cell
Reviewed by Dave Osmundsen
BOTTOM LINE: An extremely dark, disturbing, and hilarious examination of teenage obsession, with highly believable performa…
Russell Maliphant Company
Off Broadway, Joyce Theatre
Reviewed by Jane Sato
BOTTOM LINE: Although Russell Maliphant was injured for this season at the Joyce Theater, his deeply moving dance…
El Gato con Botas (Puss in Boots)
Off Broadway, El Teatro at El Museo del Barrio, Gotham Chamber Opera and Tectonic Theatre Project
Reviewed by Cindy Pierre
BOTTOM LINE: The classic tale of…
Send for the Million Men
Off Off Broadway, HERE
Reviewed by Sarah Weber
BOTTOM LINE: Impressive multi-media theatre that micro-analyzes the trials of Sacco and Vanzetti in ways you never th…
On the Other Side of the River
Off Off Broadway, HERE, New Worlds Theatre Project
Reviewed by Dave Osmundsen
BOTTOM LINE: A gloomily atmospheric production of a thought-provoking but bleak …
A Christmas Memory
Off Broadway, DR2 Theatre, Irish Repertory Theatre
Reviewed by Angel Lam
BOTTOM LINE: A true meaning of Christmas told in this heartfelt, bittersweet musical that is infu…
Naperville
Off Off Broadway, June Havoc Theatre, Slant Theatre Project
Reviewed by Jason Rost
BOTTOM LINE: A light comedy with deeply drawn characters struggling to build something together…
Father Comes Home from
the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3)
Off Broadway, Public Theater, A.R.T.
Reviewed by Andy Buck
BOTTOM LINE: Suzan-Lori Parks continues her singular exploration of freedom in Am…
A Particle of Dread (Oedipus Variations)
Off Broadway, Signature Theatre
Reviewed by Shoshana Roberts
BOTTOM LINE: Entropy in the best possible way with passion and uniqueness to present th…
Sticks and Bones
Off Broadway, Pershing Square Signature Center, The New Group
Reviewed by Ken Kaissar
BOTTOM LINE: Masterful acting and a glorious set design make this revival production a…
On a Stool at the End of the Bar
Off Broadway, 59E59 Theatres, The Director's Company
Reviewed by Dave Osmundsen
BOTTOM LINE: A respectable effort to explore the plight of transsexuals that…
