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A few months after Sleep No More ended its landmark run, Punchdrunk returns to New York with Viola’s Room, a smaller but even more all-consuming immersion that isolates, envelops and thrills. If that walkthrough theatrical experience emphasized the capabilities of physical storytelling, encouraging side quests and bewildered ogling at performers and fellow audience members, this one is all about the pensive powers of solitude and the inner mindscapes it can create. 

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LOWCOUNTRY Gets Low For High-Minded Social Drama — Review

June 26, 2025

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Juan A. Ramirez

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June 26, 2025

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of lowcountry by Abby Rosebrock and directed by Jo Bonney at the Atlatnic Theater in New York City.

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Crushing Machinery - MACHINAL Review

June 21, 2025

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Andrew Martini

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June 21, 2025

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Machinal by Sophie Treadwell at City Center Stage II in New York City.

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Power, Privilege, and Royal Parlor Games In PRINCE FAGGOT — Review

June 20, 2025

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Joey Sims

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June 20, 2025

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Prince Faggot by Jordan Tannahill at Playwrights Horizon in a co-production with Soho Rep. in New York City.
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PROSPEROUS FOOLS Targets the Art x Philanthropy Set — Review

June 13, 2025

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Juan A. Ramirez

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June 13, 2025

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Prosperous Fools from Taylor Mac and directed by Darko Tresnjak at Theatre for a New Audience in New York City.

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An Indomitable Jean Smart in CALL ME IZZY — Review

June 12, 2025

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Juan A. Ramirez

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June 12, 2025

Theatrely's Broadway's review of Call Me Izzy starring Jean Smart, written by Jamie Wax and directed by Sarna Lapine at Studio 54 in New York City.

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Woolly Mammoth’s AIN’T NO MO’ is a Brilliant Satire of Post-Obama Black America — REVIEW

September 19, 2022

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Nathan Pugh

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September 19, 2022

Jordan E. Cooper's play, coming to Broadway in November, is in performance at the regional theatre through October 9.
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A New SING STREET Builds More Hope — Review

September 8, 2022

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Joey Sims

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September 8, 2022

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.
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KATE Berlant Is Going To Hell — Review

September 7, 2022

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Juan A. Ramirez

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September 7, 2022

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.
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Daniel K. Isaac’s ONCE UPON A (KOREAN) TIME Is a Heroic Debut and a Sea of Spectacle – Review 

August 31, 2022

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Amanda Marie Miller

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August 31, 2022

The world premiere by Ma-Yi Theater Company, playing at La MaMa Off-Broadway, excels in storytelling.
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Glitter, Grindr, and the ghost of Abraham Lincoln in LAVENDER MEN – Review

August 23, 2022

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Rachel Hsu

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August 23, 2022

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

August 11, 2022

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Kobi Kassal

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August 11, 2022

A new intimate parlor show from the minds of Jonathan Levit and Benjamin Schrader is now running in the East Village of New York.
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THE BUTCHER BOY Is a Messy and Beguiling Journey Worth Exploring — Review

August 5, 2022

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Joey Sims

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August 5, 2022

The musical adaptation by Asher Muldoon is currently playing Off-Broadway at the Irish Repertory Theatre.
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Arena Stage’s AMERICAN PROPHET is a Stiff Portrait of Frederick Douglass — Review

August 5, 2022

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Nathan Pugh

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August 5, 2022

‍The musical from Charles Randolph-Wright and Marcus Hummon is playing in Washington, D.C. through August 28.
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THE KITE RUNNER Pulls a Weak String — Review

July 21, 2022

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Juan A. Ramirez

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July 21, 2022

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).
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RICHARD III and BETWEEN THE LINES Two Stories, One Arena — Review

July 11, 2022

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Juan A. Ramirez

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July 11, 2022

Theatrely's Off Broadway reviews of Between the Lines at the Tony Kiser Theatre and Richard III at the Public's Delacorte Theatre.
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A Sublime INTO THE WOODS Kicks Off A New Season — Review

July 10, 2022

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Joey Sims

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July 10, 2022

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!
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Timely THE BILLBOARD Offers Multiple Viewpoints on Abortion — Review

July 8, 2022

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Emily McClanathan

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July 8, 2022

Natalie Y. Moore’s play is currently playing at the 16th Street Theater in Chicago. 
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TITANIQUE Steers the Right Way — Review

July 7, 2022

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Juan A. Ramirez

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July 7, 2022

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.
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Queer Black Men Forge Spaces of Care in THE HOT WING KING – REVIEW

July 6, 2022

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Nathan Pugh

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July 6, 2022

Katori Hall’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play is now running at Studio Theatre in Washington, D.C., through July 31.
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Mosaic Theatre’s IN HIS HANDS Stages Tender (and Religious) Queer Intimacy — Review

July 5, 2022

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Nathan Pugh

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July 5, 2022

Theatrely's review of In His Hands by Benjamin Benne now in performance at Mosaic Theatre in Washington DC.
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Language Is King in Another Modern HAMLET — Review

July 1, 2022

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Joey Sims

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July 1, 2022

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Robert Icke's adaptation of Hamlet starring Alex Lawther now in performance at the Park Avenue Armory.
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Othello Speaks to and Undermines Reality in RED VELVET – Review

June 28, 2022

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Nathan Pugh

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June 28, 2022

Lolita Chakrabarti's play is now running at D.C.’s Shakespeare Theatre Company through July 17.
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An EPIPHANY Muddled By Vagueness — Review

June 24, 2022

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Juan A. Ramirez

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June 24, 2022

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Epiphany by Brian Watkins, directed by Tyne Rafaeli is now in performance at Lincoln Center Theatre.
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CORSICANA, A Haunting Family Portrait — Review

June 22, 2022

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Juan A. Ramirez

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June 22, 2022

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Corsicana by Will Arbery, directed by Sam Gold. The drama is now in performance at Playwrights Horizons.
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A Thrilling Mystery with SNOW IN MIDSUMMER — Review

June 17, 2022

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Juan Michael Porter II

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June 17, 2022

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig's Snow in Midsummer at Classic Stage Company in New York City.
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The Stunning Reconsiderations of FAIRVIEW at the Wilma Theatre — Review

June 16, 2022

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Nathan Pugh

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June 16, 2022

Theatrely's review of Fairview by Jackie Sibblies Drury at the Wilma Theater in Philadelphia.
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This CIRCLE JERK Is Back and Better Than Ever — Review

June 14, 2022

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Christian Lewis

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June 14, 2022

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.
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Heroes are Toppled and Reborn in Studio Theatre’s JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN — Review

June 11, 2022

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Nathan Pugh

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June 11, 2022

Theatrely's review of John Proctor is the Villain by Kimberly Belflower now playing at Washington D.C.'s Studio Theatre.
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Signature Theatre’s THE UPSTAIRS DEPARTMENT Unpacks the Grief of COVID-19 — Review

June 11, 2022

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Nathan Pugh

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June 11, 2022

Theatrely's review of The Upstairs Department, the world premiere of Chelsea Marcantel now at Signature Theatre.
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Shakespeare Theatre Company’s OUR TOWN is a Transfixing Production of a Well-Worn Classic — Review

June 10, 2022

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Nathan Pugh

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June 10, 2022

Theatrely's review of Shakespeare Theatre Company's Our Town by Thornton Wilder in Washington D.C.
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In Woolly Mammoth’s THERE’S ALWAYS THE HUDSON, Two Survivors Ruthlessly Confront their Pasts — Review

June 3, 2022

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Nathan Pugh

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June 3, 2022

Theatrely's review of There’s Always the Hudson which performance at Washington, D.C.’s Woolly Mammoth Theatre through June 5.
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A Sugary Rub on FAT HAM — Review

May 27, 2022

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Juan A. Ramirez

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May 27, 2022

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.
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