This week’s spotlight…
“School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play” presented by the Manhattan Theatre Club
Broadway
Jocelyn Bioh’s play delves into the power dynamics among students at a Ghanaian boarding school..…
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"The Fallen" at Chain Theatre
Beyond Broadway
2 out of 5 starsFor "The Fallen," Manhattan Repertory Theatre creates a convincing Old West setting with little more than a few sticks of furniture and a couple of gun holsters. The problem is, to what end?…
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"Anon" at MCC Theater
Beyond Broadway
3.5 out of 5 starsThere’s an underlying rage associated with the QAnon movement, an anger reminiscent of a Shakespearean tragedy. Or at least that’s what Anne Washburn observes in her often smart, telling play...
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"Fish" at WP Theater
Beyond Broadway
2 out of 5 stars…You can admire how Melis Aker has tackled so many storylines in her new play “Fish.” But you can also say: “Pick a plot, any plot”…
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"Soon" at the Loft at St. Luke's
Beyond Broadway
3 out of 5 starsNick Blaemire's musical "Soon" seems to pose a provocative question: How would you spend your time if the world only had months left because of climate change?…
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"Delirium" at The Space at Irondale
Beyond Broadway
4 out of 5 starsIn "Delirium," Ukrainian-born director Igor Golyak literally explodes Eugene Ionesco's obscure absurdist one-act "Frenzy for Two," turning it into a raucous rhapsody…
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Ali Ewoldt at 54 Below
Beyond Broadway
4 out of 5 starsAli Ewoldt’s recent 54 Below show was a celebration on many levels, honoring her Filipino heritage and recognizing the importance of family and dreams…
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“Degenerates” at Playwrights Horizons
Beyond Broadway
4 out of 5 starsIn “Degenerates,” Else Went has tackled a dark, disturbing topic – male loneliness and the incel movement…
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“creation stories and all the important importants" at Lincoln Center Theater
Beyond Broadway
4 out of 5 starsMfoniso Udofia takes audiences on a surreal, touching journey with her new play…
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"Slam Frank" at Orpheum Theatre
Beyond Broadway
2 out of 5 starsBeing comically audacious isn’t necessarily the same thing as being theatrically brilliant. Such is the problem with “Slam Frank”…
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"The Hairy Ape" at Irish Rep
Beyond Broadway
4.5 out of 5 starsThe Irish Rep gives “Ape” all its due in a ferociously energetic and edgy production…
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"Human Things" at the West End Theatre
Beyond Broadway
4 out of 5 starsIt’s perhaps best to think of Joshua Owen’s “Human Things” as two plays in one…
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"Pre-Existing Condition" at Greenwich House Theater
Beyond Broadway
3.5 out of 5 starsLupita Nyong’o brings plenty of star power to this Marin Ireland play…
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"Lean-To" at 59E59 Theaters
Beyond Broadway
3 out of 5 starsCan a play deliver on an atmospheric level but fail to hit the mark plot-wise? That’s the question you might wrestle with after seeing Stephen Sheffer’s set-in-the-woods play….
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“Garry Starr: Classic Penguins” at Studio Seaview
Beyond Broadway
2.5 out of 5 starsGive kudos to Damien Warren-Smith for having the, um, balls to crowd surf naked as part of the many oddball antics that make up this show…
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"Paranormal Activity" at the August Wilson Theatre
Broadway
3.5 out of 5 starsIf you like a good scare, you’ll like this theatrical extension of the cinematic horror franchise…
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