Reviews

The Jason Robert Brown musical, starring Ben Platt and Michaela Diamond, is currently playing at the Jacobs Theatre.

Theatrely's Los Angeles review of The Lonely Few at the Geffen Playhouse starring Damon Daunno, Ciara Renée and Lauren Patten.

Theatrely's Broadway review of Bob Fosse's Dancin' which opened its first revival today at the Music Box in New York City directed by original cast member Wayne Cilento.

The Encores! production of Jerry Herman stars Donna Murphy as Countess Aurelia, now playing through March 19.

Theatrely's Off-Broadway reviews of The Coast Starlight by Keith Bunin at Lincoln Center Theater and How to Defend Yourself by Liliana Padilla at New York Theatre Workshop.

The leading man won for his star turn in Samuel D. Hunter’s The Whale, based on the play of the same name. 

Theatrely's Broadway review of A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, with a new version by Amy Herzog. Directed by Jamie Lloyd, the production stars Jessica Chastain and Arian Moayed.

Theatrely's review of The Outsiders based on S.E. Hinton's novel. Now at La Jolla Playhouse before Broadway, the musical is written by Adam Rapp with music and lyrics by Jamestown Revival and Justin Levine.

The contemporary play highlights housing struggles, but its objectives don’t sit quite right

Hercules is now in performance at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey, through March 19.

Elyria is in performance through March 19, 2023 at the Atlantic Theatre Company on West 20th Street in New York City.

Theatrely's Los Angeles review of The Secret Garden at Center Theatre Group. Directed by Warren Carlyle, the production stars Julia Lester, Aaron Lazar, Sierra Boggess, John-Michael Lyles, and more.

The new play from Manhattan Theatre Club provides an emotional questioning of family dynamics and trust in an unassuming setup.

The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window is in performance through March 24, 2023 at BAM’s Harvey Theatre on Fulton Street in New York City.

Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?! is 70 uproarious minutes of Gen-Z self-flagellation, a hilarious tour through all the doubt and self-loathing writhing beneath the seeming confidence of Reich’s surface narcissism.

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of The Wanderers by Anna Ziegler which is now in performance at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center from Roundabout. The play, directed by Barry Edelstein, stars Katie Holmes.

The First Deep Breath is playing at the Geffen Playhouse through March 5.

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Lucy by Erica Schmidt which is now in performance at the Mitella Lane Theatre in New York City which is operated by Audible.

Pictures From Home is in performance at Studio 54 on West 54th Street in New York City.

The play, now at MCC Theater, questions familial dynamics and the differences in chosen families.

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Endgame by Samuel Beckett at Irish Repertory Theatre in New York City. The classic play stars Patrice Johnson Chevannes, Joe Grifasi, Bill Irwin, and John Douglas Thompson.

Theatrely's Juan A. Ramirez traveled down to Washington DC to catch Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard at the Kennedy Center.

The musical, which went viral on TikTok, is now playing at Arena Stage in the Washington, D.C. area through February 19.

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Sam Morrison's Sugar Daddy at Soho Playhouse

Lightning Rod Special’s musical, now playing a limited return engagement at WP Theater, pulls out all the stops in an attempt to be witty and jarring, but falls flat in context.

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of seven methods of killing kylie jenner and Your Sexts are Shit, both part of The Public Theater's Under the Radar Festival in New York City.

Theatrely's Broadway review of Some Like It Hot written by Matthew Lopez and Amber Ruffin with music by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman. The musical is now in production at the Shubert Theatre in New York City.

Theatrely's review of Andrew Schneider’s guided installation N O W I S W H E N W E A R E (the stars) now playing at BAM in Brooklyn.

Theatrely's Broadway review of The Collaboration by Anthony McCarten starring Paul Bettany as Andy Warhol and Jeremy Pope as Jean-Michel Basquiat. From Director Kwame Kwei-Armah, the drama is now in performance at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre from Manhattan Theatre Company in New York City.

Evanston Salt Costs Climbing is in performance through December 18 at The Pershing Square Signature Center while George Kaplan is in performance through December 3 at the New Ohio Theatre.

Theatrely's Broadway Review of KPOP the Musical now in performance at Circle in the Square Theatre in New York City. Starring Luna, the musical features a book by Jason Kim, and Music and Lyrics by Max Vernon and Helen Park.

Theatrely's Broadway review of A Beautiful Noise, the Neil Diamond bio-musical, starring Will Swenson and Robyn Hurder, which is currently playing at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York City.

Theatrely's Broadway review of Between Riverside and Crazy by Stephen Adly Guirgis and starring Common and Stephen McKinley Henderson. The Second Stage production is now in performance at the Hayes Theatre in New York City.

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, and Lindsay Mendez, now in performance at New York Theatre Workshop in New York City.

Theatrely's Broadway review of Ohio State Murders by Adrienne Kennedy starring Audra McDonald. The play is now in performance at the James Earl Jones Theatre in New York City.

Theatrely's Broadway review of Ain't No Mo' by Jordan E. Cooper and directed by Stevie Walker-Webb now playing at the Belasco Theatre in New York City.

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Lloyd Suh's The Far Country directed by Eric Ting now in performance at the Atlantic Theater Company in New York City.

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Becky Nurse of Salem by Sara Ruhl and starring Tony-winner Deirdre O’Connell now playing at Lincoln Center Theater in New York City.

Theatrely's review of Mindplay at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, starring Vinny DePonto.

Theatrely's review of Sophie Sucks Face from Sophie Zucker who tours the nightclub show across New York City.

‍Camp Siegfried is currently playing at Second Stage’s Tony Kiser Theater through December 4.

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Downstate by Bruce Norris and directed by Pam MacKinnon at Playwrights Horizons in New York City.

It’s a thrilling start which suggests a fright-tastic, horror theater approach to Charles Dickens’s oft-theatricalized 1843 novella. Only for 30 or so spine-tingling minutes does this new adaptation, co-conceived by director Michael Arden and scenic/costume designer Dane Laffrey, live up to that promise.

Theatrely's Broadway review of & Juliet, with music by Max Martin now in performance at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre in New York City. The musical stars Betsy Wolfe, Lorna Courtney.

Theatrely's Broadway review of Mike Birbiglia’s The Old Man and the Pool which is now in performance at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theater on Broadway in New York City.

The latest world premiere from MCC Theater struggles to balance contemporary pop music with a dense and uninteresting plot.

Theatrely's Broadway review of Kimberly Akimbo written by David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori, and directed by Jessica Stone. The musical features Victoria Clark, Bonnie Milligan, Steven Boyer, Alli Mauzey and more at the Booth Theatre in New York City.

The site-specific production, directed by Jonathan Silverstein, brings new life to the acclaimed Joan Didion memoir.

Theatrely's Broadway review of Almost Famous, written by Cameron Crowe, music by Tom Kitt and directed by Jeremy Herrin which is now playing at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre in New York City. The musical features Solea Pfeiffer, Casey Likes, Chris Wood, and more.

Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry’s musical is playing at New York City Center through November 6.

Thomas Ostermeier’s adaptation of the Bard’s deadly tale stars Lars Eidinger in the title role at BAM as part of the company's Next Wave Festival.

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of A Man Of No Importance at Classic Stage Company in New York City. Directed by John Doyle, the musical written by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens stars Jim Parsons.

There are three major interventions in director Robert O’Hara’s take on Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, which just opened at the Public Theatre following its Williamstown premiere in 2019. This is a first-rate revival, a triumphant return to the spotlight for Tonya Pinkins, and a welcome reminder that Hansberry was leagues ahead of her contemporaries, and ourselves.

It’s a testament to the second act of Walking with Ghosts, Gabriel Byrne’s new one-man show at the Music Box Theatre, that its bouncy levity and charismatic performance managed to erase the rabid hatred I’d developed during its first. David Hare’s Straight Line Crazy arrives at The Shed after an acclaimed run in London, starring Ralph Fiennes in top form as New York City’s infamous don of infrastructure Robert Moses.

Wise Children’s adaptation of the Emily Brontë novel is a lengthy experiment that strikes a much duller chord than anticipated.

Theatrely's Broadway review of Richard Greenberg's Take Me Out now in performance at Second Stage's Hayes Theater in New York City. Directed by Scott Ellis, the show features Jesse Williams, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Patrick J. Adams.

Ivo Van Hove’s stage adaptation of Hanya Yanagihara’s novel played at BAM’s Next Wave Festival over the weekend. 

Theatrely's Broadway review of Topdog/Underdog by Susan-Lori Parks, starring Corey Hawkins and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. Directed by Kenney Leon, the play is now in performance at the John Golden Theatre in New York City.

The latest play from Colt Coeur is now playing at HERE in NYC. Written by Kareem Fahmy, it stars Rosaline Elbay and Peter Mark Kendall as a couple whose lives end up parallel to the doomed couple. 

Theatrely's Broadway review of August Wilson's The Piano Lesson starring Samuel L Jackson, John David Washington, and Danielle Brooks now at Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City.

Jiehae Park’s play from Primary Stages at 59E59 asks you to root for the bad guy.

Theatrely's Broadway reviews for 1776 directed by Diane Paulus and Jeffrey L. Page and Arther Miller's Death of a Salesman directed by Miranda Cromwell.

Theatrely's Broadway review of Martyna Major's Cost of Living, directed by Jo Bonney. The play features Gregg Mozgala, Katy Sullivan, Kara Young, and David Zayas.

The production is currently running through October 9 at the D.C.-area theatre.

The work is now playing at the Brooklyn institution’s Next Wave Festival. 

The latest project from The Kilbanes is now playing at WP Theater. 

The play from NYTW’s Tow Playwright-in-Residence Victor I. Cazares is now playing Off-Broadway.

Theatrely's Broadway review of Leopoldstadt by Tom Stoppard and directed by Patrick Marber at the Longacre Theatre in New York City.

The musical returns to Off-Broadway, this time at Playhouse 46 at St. Luke's in NYC.

Kate Berlant is going to hell for making a show this good, exhaustive, exhausting, and exhilarating. Her self-titled one-woman show, sharply directed by Bo Burnham, is like a Marina Abramović circle jerk staged in a proscenium—in the best way. A mostly false, somewhat emotionally true recounting of her journey to stardom, it is the funniest thing onstage in New York this year.

Theatrely's review of Sing Street at the Huntington Theatre Company in Boston. Directed by Rebecca Taichman and choreographed by Sonya Tayeh, the musical is written by Enda Walsh, Gary Clark, and John Carney.

The latest from John Rockefeller Productions is now playing Off-Broadway at Theatre Row. The score includes songs by Tony winner Tom Kitt and KPOP composer-lyricist Helen Park. 

Jordan E. Cooper's play, coming to Broadway in November, is in performance at the regional theatre through October 9.

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of This Beautiful Future by Rita Kalnejais, directed by Jack Serio at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York City.

The world premiere by Ma-Yi Theater Company, playing at La MaMa Off-Broadway, excels in storytelling.

Theatrely's review of Lavenden Men, by Roger Q. Mason at Los Angeles' Skylight Theatre stars Alex Esola and Pete Ploszek.

A new intimate parlor show from the minds of Jonathan Levit and Benjamin Schrader is now running in the East Village of New York.

The musical adaptation by Asher Muldoon is currently playing Off-Broadway at the Irish Repertory Theatre.

‍The musical from Charles Randolph-Wright and Marcus Hummon is playing in Washington, D.C. through August 28.

Remember the last Bush era? How dusty and militarized it all felt? Maybe that’s just how I was introduced to the country when I moved here in 2005. All footage of “the Arab world” was shot with an ugly, yellowed lens and all media surrounding it was either grossly propagandistic or, on the other side, pretty corny in its attempt to humanize the people. (Same thing happened with Mexico and the cartel-border of it all, but that’s another story).

Theatrely's Off Broadway reviews of Between the Lines at the Tony Kiser Theatre and Richard III at the Public's Delacorte Theatre.

Theatrely's Broadway review of Into The Woods by Stephen Sondheim which is now open at the St. James Theatre in New York City. The cast includes Patina Miller, Sara Bareilles, Brian d'Arcy James, Julia Lester, Gavin Creel, and more!

Natalie Y. Moore’s play is currently playing at the 16th Street Theater in Chicago. 

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Titanique, a parody musical of Titanic starring Marla Mindelle, and directed by Tye Blue. The show is now in performance at Asylum NYC through September.

Katori Hall’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play is now running at Studio Theatre in Washington, D.C., through July 31.

Theatrely's review of In His Hands by Benjamin Benne now in performance at Mosaic Theatre in Washington DC.

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Robert Icke's adaptation of Hamlet starring Alex Lawther now in performance at the Park Avenue Armory.

It is not everyday that Dolly Parton premieres a new musical here in Boston, so the buzz around Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol, now playing at the Emerson Colonial Theatre, has been the talk of the town.

Lolita Chakrabarti's play is now running at D.C.’s Shakespeare Theatre Company through July 17.

An immersive production throughout the East Village, Chasing Andy Warhol is presented by Bated Breath Theatre Company. The show is inspired the artist's life, following his childhood, his career, and his legacy.

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Epiphany by Brian Watkins, directed by Tyne Rafaeli is now in performance at Lincoln Center Theatre.

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Corsicana by Will Arbery, directed by Sam Gold. The drama is now in performance at Playwrights Horizons.

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig's Snow in Midsummer at Classic Stage Company in New York City.

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Circle Jerk by Michael Breslin and Patrick Foley in collaboration with Ariel Sibert and Cat Rodríguez and directed by Rory Pelsue now playing at the Connelly Theater.

Theatrely's review of Fairview by Jackie Sibblies Drury at the Wilma Theater in Philadelphia.

Theatrely's review of The Upstairs Department, the world premiere of Chelsea Marcantel now at Signature Theatre.

Theatrely's review of John Proctor is the Villain by Kimberly Belflower now playing at Washington D.C.'s Studio Theatre.

Theatrely's review of Shakespeare Theatre Company's Our Town by Thornton Wilder in Washington D.C.

Theatrely's review of There’s Always the Hudson which performance at Washington, D.C.’s Woolly Mammoth Theatre through June 5.

Theatrely's Off Broadway review of Fat Ham by James Ijames now in performance at the Public Theater in New York City. Directed by Saheem Ali, the play just recently was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.