Mourning Becomes Electra

Mourning Becomes Electra Off Broadway, Target Margin at Abrons Arts Center Reviewed by Ran Xia BOTTOM LINE: Jealousy is a ruthless murderess in Target Margin's attempt to achieve a simulta…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 9:31pm on May 9, 2017☆⚑

World Builders

World Builders Off Off Broadway, West End Theatre Reviewed by Emily Cordes BOTTOM LINE: Faced with the loss of their complex fantasy lives, two misfits find love and purpose in each other.…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:12pm on May 5, 2017☆⚑

The Little Foxes

The Little Foxes Broadway, MTC at Samuel J. Friedman Theatre Reviewed by Ran Xia BOTTOM LINE: Lillian Hellman's intricate play, although set in a bygone era, reflects shockingly relevant i…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 8:18am on May 3, 2017☆⚑

Year of the Bicycle

Year of the Bicycle Off Off Broadway, The Cell Reviewed by Ran Xia BOTTOM LINE: Joanna Evans' ethereal play tells the story of an unlikely friendship that sustains the spirit of two people…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 3:18pm on April 29, 2017☆⚑

Rules

Rules Off Off Broadway, New Stage Performance Space Reviewed by Keith Paul Medelis BOTTOM LINE: The black guy dies first. The white people complain. The native woman sits motionless in the…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 6:12am on April 26, 2017☆⚑

The Antipodes

The Antipodes Off Broadway, Signature Theatre Reviewed by Lexi Orphanos BOTTOM LINE: The Antipodes is Annie Baker's most self-aware character-driven work yet, with every moment existing as…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 3:24am on April 24, 2017☆⚑

Rosalee Pritchett and The Perry's Mission

Rosalee Pritchett and The Perry's Mission Off Off Broadway, Negro Ensemble Co. at 80 St. Marks Reviewed by Katharine Nedder BOTTOM LINE: A powerful and thought-provoking evening of intelli…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 7:18am on April 19, 2017☆⚑

Angel & Echoes

Angel & Echoes Off Broadway, 59E59 Theaters Reviewed by Ran Xia BOTTOM LINE: In these riveting plays inspired by both historical and current events, women fight back, and their strength tr…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 7:18pm on April 17, 2017☆⚑

The Hairy Ape

The Hairy Ape Off Broadway, Park Avenue Armory Reviewed by Ran Xia BOTTOM LINE: A spectacular revival of Eugene O'Neill's masterpiece about identity and class struggle is stylized to the n…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 4:12am on April 12, 2017☆⚑

Puffs, or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic

Puffs, or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic Off Broadway, Elektra Theatre Reviewed by Dan Dinero BOTTOM LINE: Puffs is Harry Potter for anyone who h…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 2:24am on April 7, 2017☆⚑

William Inge in Rep: Picnic and Come Back, Little Sheba

William Inge in Rep: Picnic & Come Back, Little Sheba Off Broadway, Transport Group at the Gym at Judson Reviewed by Linda Buchwald BOTTOM LINE: Jack Cummings III makes a strong case for W…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 8:06am on April 6, 2017☆⚑

Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair Off Broadway, Pearl Theatre Company Reviewed by Shani R. Friedman BOTTOM LINE: William Thackeray's 19th-century satire about female empowerment and high society manners gets a …

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 7:31am on April 4, 2017☆⚑

The Play That Goes Wrong

The Play That Goes Wrong Broadway, Lyceum Theatre Reviewed by Gabriella Steinberg BOTTOM LINE: A hysterical, and predictable, experience that will have you laughing until you're exhausted.…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 1:02am on April 3, 2017☆⚑

Benghazi Bergen-Belsen

Benghazi Bergen-Belsen Off Off Broadway, La MaMa Reviewed by Ran Xia BOTTOM LINE: A poetic depiction of Libyan Jews' insurmountable pain, through the memories of one family's journey from …

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 5:24am on March 30, 2017☆⚑

FRED

FRED Off Off Broadway, Dixon Place Reviewed by Ran Xia BOTTOM LINE: A robot, his mother, and a Carpenters tribute band, orbiting Pluto. Welcome to the Clam, a senior home on a space sta…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 4:24am on March 28, 2017☆⚑

The Strangest

The Strangest Off Off Broadway, Fourth Street Theater Reviewed by Ran Xia BOTTOM LINE: Inspired by Camus' The Stranger, Betty Shamieh's play invites the audience to experience a traditiona…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 9:24am on March 25, 2017☆⚑

Kyle

Kyle Off Broadway, UNDER St. Marks Reviewed by Adrienne Urbanski BOTTOM LINE: This dark comedy about one man's battle with addiction is immensely funny with witty dialogue and lots of well…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 5:18am on March 17, 2017☆⚑

White Guy on the Bus

White Guy on the Bus Off Broadway, 59E59 Theaters Reviewed by Eleanor J. Bader BOTTOM LINE: The subtle expression of race and class bias is explored in this explosive, provocative drama. …

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 4:24am on March 15, 2017☆⚑

Villa

Villa Off Broadway, PlayCo at The Wild Project Reviewed by Piper Rasmussen BOTTOM LINE: Villa stares down the gun of history with gut-wrenching intimacy and a disarming sense of humor. Ta…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 9:12am on March 13, 2017☆⚑

The View UpStairs

The View UpStairs Off Broadway, Lynn Redgrave Theater Reviewed by Shani R. Friedman BOTTOM LINE: Trump's 2017 collides with 1973 in this affecting and funny glam-rock musical inspired by t…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 2:32pm on March 10, 2017☆⚑

Messenger #1

Messenger #1 Off Off Broadway, Hunger and Thirst at Paradise Factory Reviewed by Ran Xia BOTTOM LINE: This pointed adaptation of the Oresteia is an ingenious blend of wit, the essence of t…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 1:36am on March 8, 2017☆⚑

Blurred Lines

Blurred Lines Off Off Broadway, Girl Be Heard at HERE Reviewed by Adrienne Urbanski BOTTOM LINE: In their newest show, Girl Be Heard gives a timely discussion of rape culture and sexual as…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 7:18am on February 18, 2017☆⚑

Life According to Saki

Life According to Saki Off Broadway, Atticist at Fourth Street Theater Reviewed by Maria Paz Alegre BOTTOM LINE: Those who love wit and wickedness will greatly enjoy this charming ensemble…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 6:36pm on February 16, 2017☆⚑

The Mother of Invention

The Mother of Invention Off Broadway, Abingdon Theatre Company Reviewed by Elizabeth Kipp-Giusti BOTTOM LINE: Reminding us that family is based in the stories we share, The Mother of Inven…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 4:06am on February 12, 2017☆⚑

Marian, or the True Tale of Robin Hood

Marian, or the True Tale of Robin Hood Off Off Broadway, Flux Theatre at New Ohio Reviewed by Molly Marinik BOTTOM LINE: A new take on Robin Hood with gender identity as a central theme. …

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 2:03pm on February 6, 2017☆⚑