Happy Birthday, Wanda June

Happy Birthday, Wanda June Off Broadway, Wheelhouse Theater Company at the Gene Frankel Theatre Reviewed by Shoshana Roberts BOTTOM LINE: A highly skilled cast displays different types of …

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 3:33pm on May 16, 2018☆⚑

Danger Signals

Danger Signals Off Off Broadway, Built For Collapse at the New Ohio Theatre Reviewed by Sarah Weber BOTTOM LINE: An ambitious devised piece that explores lobotomies, colonialism, and the l…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 1:18pm on May 10, 2018☆⚑

Assembled Identity

Assembled Identity Off Broadway, HERE Arts Center Reviewed by Piper Rasmussen BOTTOM LINE: Assembled Identity is a resonant, ambitious investigation of what it means to be unique, when you…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:36am on May 2, 2018☆⚑

Mangled Beams

Mangled Beams Off Off Broadway, AMERINDA at A.R.T./New York Theatres Reviewed by Sarah Moore BOTTOM LINE: A moving play about the involvement of Native American ironworkers in the cleanup …

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 2:48pm on April 26, 2018☆⚑

The Metromaniacs

The Metromaniacs Off Broadway, Red Bull Theater at The Duke on 42nd Street Reviewed by Shani R. Friedman BOTTOM LINE: Aided by a stellar cast, David Ives's adaptation makes 18th-century Fr…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 7:36am on April 23, 2018☆⚑

King Lear

King Lear Off Broadway, Royal Shakespeare Company at BAM Reviewed by Matt Kiesling BOTTOM LINE: An expertly performed example of Shakespeare's lasting power, RSC's King Lear at BAM will de…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 5:12pm on April 17, 2018☆⚑

Merrily, Merrily

Merrily, Merrily Off Off Broadway, Spicy Witch Productions at The Clemente Reviewed by Sarah Weber BOTTOM LINE: Stephen is supposed to return home from the psychiatric facility, but neithe…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 4:35am on April 14, 2018☆⚑

Dutch Masters

Dutch Masters Off Off Broadway, Partial Comfort Productions at The Wild Project Reviewed by Regina Robbins BOTTOM LINE: Short but powerful, Dutch Masters recreates a pivotal moment in the …

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:51am on April 12, 2018☆⚑

Escape to Margaritaville

Escape to Margaritaville Broadway, Marquis Theatre Reviewed by Dan Dinero BOTTOM LINE: Without a margarita, you may well want to escape Escape to Margaritaville. I'll be blunt: I did not …

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:23am on April 5, 2018☆⚑

The Lucky Ones

The Lucky Ones Off Broadway, Ars Nova at the Connelly Theater Reviewed by Matt Kiesling BOTTOM LINE: A blend of autobiographical concert and theatrical fiction, The Lucky Ones is an exhila…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:32am on April 2, 2018☆⚑

Yerma

Yerma Off Broadway, Park Avenue Armory Reviewed by Linda Buchwald BOTTOM LINE: See Yerma for Billie Piper's transfixing performance, for the magical set changes, or for its female-driven s…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 8:37am on March 29, 2018☆⚑

Admissions

Admissions Off Broadway, Lincoln Center Theater Reviewed by Dan Dinero BOTTOM LINE: A play about well-meaning white people illustrates just how difficult it can be to make the world a bett…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:19am on March 26, 2018☆⚑

Dido of Idaho

Dido of Idaho Off Off Bway, Ensemble Studio Theatre Reviewed by Emily Cordes BOTTOM LINE: A flawed heroine's raw, tragicomic quest for love and redemption. Considered the foundational myt…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 8:40am on March 23, 2018☆⚑

The Fall

The Fall Off Broadway, St. Ann's Warehouse Reviewed by Ran Xia BOTTOM LINE: The student is the future in this powerful piece of social justice theatre written for the #RhodesMustFall movem…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 9:21am on March 21, 2018☆⚑

Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story

Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story Off Bway, 2B Theatre Company at 59E59 Theaters Reviewed by Linda Buchwald BOTTOM LINE: Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story is a lively Klezmer concert with a le…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 9:21am on March 19, 2018☆⚑

Later Life

Later Life Off Bway, Keen Company at Linda Row Reviewed by Linda Buchwald BOTTOM LINE: A.R. Gurney writes effectively about fear and regret, but unnecessary characters take away from the m…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 8:25am on March 15, 2018☆⚑

Or Current Resident

Or Current Resident Off Off Bway, Theater for the New City Reviewed by Emily Cordes BOTTOM LINE: Technology, gentrification, and change test the bonds of an unconventional family. For bet…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 3:51am on February 19, 2018☆⚑

Bright Colors And Bold Patterns

Bright Colors And Bold Patterns Off Broadway, Soho Playhouse Reviewed by Zachary Conner BOTTOM LINE: Cocaine, alcohol, and a personal vendetta against the wording in a wedding invitation f…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 3:22pm on February 12, 2018☆⚑

The Homecoming Queen

The Homecoming Queen Off Bway, Atlantic Theater Company Reviewed by Lexi Orphanos BOTTOM LINE: After fifteen years, thriving New York author Kelechi returns home to Nigeria to aid her wani…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:06pm on February 7, 2018☆⚑

Fill Fill Fill Fill Fill Fill Fill

Fill Fill Fill Fill Fill Fill Fill Off Off Bway, The Flea Reviewed by Gabriella Steinberg BOTTOM LINE: This vibrant, explosive investigation into life after a breakup could have used a bit…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 1:07am on February 6, 2018☆⚑

Balls

Balls Off Bway, 59E59 Theaters Reviewed by Eleanor J. Bader BOTTOM LINE: A multi-dimensional look at sexism, homophobia, and ageism, centered around a famous tennis match. Donald Trump ma…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 12:26am on January 25, 2018☆⚑

The Undertaking

The Undertaking Off Off Broadway, The Civilians at 59E59 Theaters Reviewed by Ran Xia and Jordan G. Teicher BOTTOM LINE: An intimate Socratic dialogue about death, through which The Civili…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 12:25am on January 22, 2018☆⚑

Sheila

Sheila Off Off Broadway, The Associates at A.R.T./New York Theaters Reviewed by Katharine Nedder BOTTOM LINE: A fascinating and deeply moving look at the depth of the relationship between …

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 9:45pm on January 15, 2018☆⚑

A Regular Little Houdini

A Regular Little Houdini Off Off Bway, 59E59 Theaters Reviewed by Shoshana Roberts BOTTOM LINE: A one-man show weaving together historical events in the early 1900s with a boy's love of Ho…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 6:48am on December 22, 2017☆⚑

De Novo

De Novo Off Off Broadway, Next Door at NYTW Reviewed by Rachel Lepore BOTTOM LINE: Heart-wrenching and important, De Novo shines a light on the pain of children seeking asylum in the Unite…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 4:36am on December 16, 2017☆⚑