Off-Broadway Review

Well-Intentioned 'Bare' Traffics in Stereotypes and Clichés

The 2004 cult musical “Bare” returns to Off-Broadway in search of mainstream success in director Stafford Arima’s ambitious and extensive retooling, but it’s unlikely to find it.

The Acting Company's 'Of Mice and Men' Packs a Punch

“Of Mice and Men,” John Steinbeck’s classic portrait of human loneliness among Depression-era ranch workers, receives a moving production from the Acting Company.

Julia Murney Is a Standout in Autism Drama 'Falling'

Deanna Jent’s fascinating, precisely observed play “Falling,” in a commercial run at the Minetta Lane Theatre, is about an autistic 18-year-old boy’s effect on his family.

'Flipside: The Patti Page Story' Bifurcates Its Subject

“Flipside: The Patti Page Story,” Greg White’s well-produced portrait of the 1950s singer, with input from Page herself, succeeds musically but falls a bit short as biography.

Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play

Let's just get the superlatives out of the way. "Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play" is the most exciting, stimulating, and thrilling piece of theater to hit New York since "Angels in America."

'Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812' Is Long but Compelling

Dave Malloy’s “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812,” beautifully staged by Rachel Chavkin, drags slightly but offers an insightful musical adaptation of Tolstoy’s “War and Peace.”

Einstein on the Beach

“Einstein on the Beach,” Robert Wilson, Philip Glass, and Lucinda Childs’ 1976 mystifying avant-garde operatic masterpiece, returns to BAM more polished and effective than ever.

‘The Old Man and the Old Moon’ Is Old and New Again

PigPen Theatre Co.’s seven-person ensemble prove to be innovative, yet familiar, theatermakers in their Off-Broadway debut.

'Not by Bread Alone' Shares the Everyday Experiences of the Deaf-Blind

Nalaga’at Theater’s sublime “Not by Bread Alone,” performed by deaf-blind actors, reveals the power of theater to enrich our understanding of humans as innately social beings.

Melodrama Is ‘Really Really’ Unpersuasive

Paul Downs Colaizzo’s “Really Really,” from MCC Theater, is a glaringly manipulative “Did it happen or didn’t it?” melodrama about contemporary college students behaving badly.