Theater
A staging of “The Thanksgiving Play” needs to be rooted in the dramatist’s demand that the script shock: it should traumatize the ancestors of the perpetrators.
A story of divorce and self-discovery may be worth telling, but it suffers when it is interwoven with a life narrative that is clearly weighter.
Because this “play” relies on audience participation, Vinny DePonto selects inevitably befuddled men and women from the audience on which to demonstrate his mental prowess.
Abigail C. Onwunali’s powerhouse performance is memorable, but the mechanics of Mfoniso Udofia’s play don’t always match the lead’s boundary-stretching strengths.
This stage adaptation of Mary Shelley’s novel earns its keep — the production is provocative, well acted, and completely engaging.
Director Jamie Lloyd’s loud and brash revival is all sound and fury, signifying nothing.
This is a well-honed, mostly successful script about the difficulties of making human connections — a drama about seizing the day.
The script is an experiment, a (sometimes) witty lecture on language. But it doesn’t work dramatically.
William A. Everett’s book is well-researched but based on a problematic premise.
Theater Reviews – A Musical Mixed Bag on Broadway
Capsule reviews of five new musicals that opened this month on Broadway.
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