Consumption

Consumption Off Off Broadway, Beverley Social Club Reviewed by Asya Gorovits BOTTOM LINE: Take a journey through a Victorian house and five love stories in this site-specific play. If you…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:06am on November 28, 2018[SHARE]

Vivian's Music, 1969

Vivian's Music, 1969 Off Off Broadway, Good Works at 59E59 Theaters Reviewed by Dan Rubins BOTTOM LINE: A moving pilgrimage of historical repainting, Vivian's Music, 1969 fills in the back…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 2:04pm on November 21, 2018[SHARE]

Bernie and Mikey's Trip to the Moon

Bernie and Mikey's Trip to the Moon Off Broadway, 59E59 Theaters Reviewed by Eleanor J. Bader BOTTOM LINE: A highly nuanced look at the ways caring for a severely disabled family member im…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 5:48pm on November 15, 2018[SHARE]

Sycorax, Cyber Queen of Qamara

Sycorax, Cyber Queen of Qamara Off Off Broadway, HERE Arts Center Reviewed by Ed Malin BOTTOM LINE: In this top-notch feminist piece, the witch from The Tempest uses much magic and interne…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 4:54pm on November 13, 2018[SHARE]

The Thanksgiving Play

The Thanksgiving Play Off Broadway, Playwrights Horizons Reviewed by Ken Kaissar BOTTOM LINE: A hilarious satire of PC culture that explores the often ignored narrative surrounding Thanksg…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 1:54pm on November 6, 2018[SHARE]

I Was Most Alive With You

I Was Most Alive With You Off Broadway, Playwrights Horizons Reviewed by Emily Cordes BOTTOM LINE: Diverse characters address fate and agency in this striking modern take on the Book of Jo…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 4:06pm on September 26, 2018[SHARE]

beep boop

beep boop Off Off Broadway, Crowded Outlet at HERE Arts Center Reviewed by Ran Xia BOTTOM LINE: This multimedia-saturated, fast-paced clowning show is a hilarious yet ultimately poignant e…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 1:12pm on September 18, 2018[SHARE]

Hoaxocaust!

Hoaxocaust! Off Off Broadway, Theater at the 14th Street Y Reviewed by Eleanor J. Bader BOTTOM LINE: A passionate, provocative, and timely look at the Nazi Holocaust and its implications f…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 5:32pm on September 12, 2018[SHARE]

Days to Come

Days to Come Off Broadway, The Mint at Theatre Row Reviewed by Linda Buchwald BOTTOM LINE: Though not the best work to come from Lillian Hellman or the Mint, Days to Come is still worth se…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 2:54pm on September 4, 2018[SHARE]

Henry VI

Henry VI Off Broadway, NAATCO at A.R.T./New York Theaters Reviewed by Dan Rubins BOTTOM LINE: Don't miss this outstanding Shakespeare epic: six hours, two parts, and an all Asian American …

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 4:24pm on August 23, 2018[SHARE]

Be More Chill

Be More Chill Off Broadway, Pershing Square Signature Center Reviewed by Lexi Orphanos BOTTOM LINE: Be More Chill champions the idea that losers are those who lose friends, and redefines w…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 3:42pm on August 10, 2018[SHARE]

The Beyoncé

The Beyoncé Off Off Broadway, A.R.T./New York Theatres Reviewed by Piper Rasmussen BOTTOM LINE: Eliza Bent's clever new Chekhov adaptation examines privilege and family ties. Right off t…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 2:32pm on August 7, 2018[SHARE]

Summer Shorts Series A

Summer Shorts Series A Off Broadway, 59E59 Theaters Reviewed by Ken Kaissar BOTTOM LINE: Three one-acts that speak to the current moment. It's always interesting to see how the current so…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 12:32pm on August 1, 2018[SHARE]

Stray

Stray Off Off Broadway, The Tank Reviewed by Adrienne Urbanski BOTTOM LINE: This compelling combination of memoir and music creates a truly one-of-a-kind theatrical experience. One of the…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:04am on July 28, 2018[SHARE]

Trainspotting Live

Trainspotting Live Off Broadway, Roy Arias Stages Reviewed by Matt Kiesling BOTTOM LINE: A wild ride through the heroin scene of late 1980's Scotland, Trainspotting Live is an immersive th…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 1:12pm on July 17, 2018[SHARE]

Pedro Pan

Pedro Pan Off Off Broadway, NYMF at Theatre Row Reviewed by Dan Dinero BOTTOM LINE: Pedro Pan is exactly the kind of show we need right now. For anyone disturbed by our current immigratio…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 5:12pm on July 12, 2018[SHARE]

Fairview

Fairview Off Broadway, Soho Rep. Reviewed by Ran Xia BOTTOM LINE: Initially disguised as a family drama, Fairview is a meta-theatrical experience that asks some tough questions on behalf o…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 9:48am on July 9, 2018[SHARE]

Teenage Dick

Teenage Dick Off Broadway, Ma-Yi at The Public Reviewed by Keith Paul Medelis BOTTOM LINE: A slick, loose update of Richard III, Mike Lew's Teenage Dick is a play about who gets to tell th…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 2:36pm on June 28, 2018[SHARE]

Sugar in Our Wounds

Sugar in Our Wounds Off Broadway, MTC at City Center Reviewed by Ed Malin BOTTOM LINE: A gay Black love story set in 1862, Sugar in Our Wounds is the first in a promising trilogy that cove…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:32am on June 21, 2018[SHARE]

Secret Life Of Humans

Secret Life of Humans Off Broadway, 59E59 Theaters Reviewed by Ran Xia BOTTOM LINE: A blind date between an anthropologist and a famous scientist's grandson triggers a cascade of big quest…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 1:54pm on June 14, 2018[SHARE]

Scissoring

Scissoring Off Broadway, INTAR Theatre Reviewed by Katharine Nedder BOTTOM LINE: Scissoring, spearheaded by seven powerhouse actors, is a quirky look at love, sexuality, and acceptance. W…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 1:06pm on June 12, 2018[SHARE]

The Great Leap

The Great Leap Off Broadway, Atlantic Theater Company Reviewed by Maria Paz Alegre BOTTOM LINE: As nations vie to build friendships with China, the country's dark history of is often ignor…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 5:06am on June 7, 2018[SHARE]

Say Something Bunny!

Say Something Bunny! Off Broadway, UNDO Project Space Reviewed by Dan Dinero BOTTOM LINE: A solo show developed out of two found recordings, Say Something Bunny! is hands down the best the…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 1:24pm on May 27, 2018[SHARE]

The Beast in the Jungle

The Beast in the Jungle Off Broadway, Vineyard Theatre Reviewed by Lexi Orphanos BOTTOM LINE: With striking direction and choreography by Susan Stroman, The Beast in the Jungle gives artis…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 12:06pm on May 24, 2018[SHARE]

Maple & Vine

Maple & Vine Off Off Broadway, New York Deaf Theatre at The Flea Reviewed by Asya Danilova BOTTOM LINE: Performed in American Sign Language and English, this bone-chilling and occasionally…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 5:12pm on May 21, 2018[SHARE]