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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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Aimless Ambling in THE WANDERERS — Review

February 16, 2023

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Juan A. Ramirez

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February 16, 2023

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.
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Tell Me How To Get To ENDGAME Street — Review

February 15, 2023

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Juan A. Ramirez

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February 15, 2023

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.
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WOLF PLAY Brings Child’s Play into the Ring – Review

February 14, 2023

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Amanda Marie Miller

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February 14, 2023

The play, now at MCC Theater, questions familial dynamics and the differences in chosen families.
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PICTURES FROM HOME Captures the Essence of Family — Review

February 9, 2023

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Juan A. Ramirez

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February 9, 2023

Pictures From Home is in performance at Studio 54 on West 54th Street in New York City.
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Norma Desmond, Girlboss: Sammi Cannold’s SUNSET BOULEVARD — Review

February 7, 2023

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Juan A. Ramirez

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February 7, 2023

Theatrely's Juan A. Ramirez traveled down to Washington DC to catch Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard at the Kennedy Center.
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The Accidental Camp Comedy of LUCY — Review

February 6, 2023

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Juan A. Ramirez

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February 6, 2023

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.
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Arena Stage’s RIDE THE CYCLONE Is a Bumpy yet Exhilarating Journey

January 26, 2023

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Nathan Pugh

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January 26, 2023

The musical, which went viral on TikTok, is now playing at Arena Stage in the Washington, D.C. area through February 19.
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SUGAR DADDY Doesn’t Sugarcoat Its Tears — Review

January 21, 2023

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Juan A. Ramirez

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January 21, 2023

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Sam Morrison's Sugar Daddy at Soho Playhouse
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THE APPOINTMENT is Begging You to Laugh — Review

January 19, 2023

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Amanda Marie Miller

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January 19, 2023

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.
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Cyber Troubles: SEVEN METHODS OF KILLING KYLIE JENNER & YOUR SEXTS ARE SHIT — Review

January 18, 2023

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Juan A. Ramirez

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January 18, 2023

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.
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N O W I S W H E N W E A R E (the stars) Lights Up Brooklyn — Review

December 21, 2022

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Nolan Boggess

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December 21, 2022

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.
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THE COLLABORATION Paints A Blank Canvas — Review

December 20, 2022

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Juan A. Ramirez

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December 20, 2022

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.
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BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY, Far South of Interesting — Review

December 19, 2022

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Juan A. Ramirez

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December 19, 2022

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.
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MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG: Sondheim’s Sisyphus — Review

December 12, 2022

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Juan A. Ramirez

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December 12, 2022

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.
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SOME LIKE IT HOT Sets the Jazz Age Ablaze — Review

December 12, 2022

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Juan A. Ramirez

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December 12, 2022

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.
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OHIO STATE MURDERS A Brief, Powerful Piece — Review

December 8, 2022

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Juan A. Ramirez

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December 8, 2022

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.
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THE FAR COUNTRY, Kept Farther Away — Review

December 5, 2022

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Juan A. Ramirez

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December 5, 2022

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.
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Unmissable AIN’T NO MO’ Unlike Anything Else on Broadway — REVIEW

December 5, 2022

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Joey Sims

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December 5, 2022

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.
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BECKY NURSE OF SALEM Is A Muddled Witch’s Brew — Review

December 5, 2022

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Juan A. Ramirez

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December 5, 2022

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.
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A BEAUTIFUL NOISE Reaches Out and Grabs Hold – REVIEW

December 4, 2022

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Dan Meyer

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December 4, 2022

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.
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MINDPLAY Knows Exactly What You Are Thinking — Review

November 28, 2022

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Alan Koolik

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November 28, 2022

Theatrely's review of Mindplay at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, starring Vinny DePonto.
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KPOP The Musical Shines on Broadway — Review

November 27, 2022

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Amanda Marie Miller

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November 27, 2022

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.
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SOPHIE SUCKS FACE, Cradles the Heart — Review

November 25, 2022

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Juan A. Ramirez

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November 25, 2022

Theatrely's review of Sophie Sucks Face from Sophie Zucker who tours the nightclub show across New York City.
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Absurdism Across America: EVANSTON SALT COSTS CLIMBING & GEORGE KAPLAN — Review

November 23, 2022

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Juan A. Ramirez

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November 23, 2022

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.
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL That Brings The Thrills — Review

November 21, 2022

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Joey Sims

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November 21, 2022

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.
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& JULIET Is All Fun — Review

November 17, 2022

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Juan A. Ramirez

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November 17, 2022

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.
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Bess Wohl’s CAMP SIEGFRIED Subverts Expectations – Review 

November 15, 2022

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Christian Lewis

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November 15, 2022

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