Off-Broadway Review

‘The North Pool’ Challenges but Doesn’t Break Convention

Pulitzer Prize finalist Rajiv Joseph’s heated two-hander “The North Pool” explores our preconceptions of others in the Vineyard’s well-acted, generally well-paced production.

'Talley’s Folly' Dances a Delicate, Enthralling Waltz

The brilliant Danny Burstein and Sarah Paulson are entrancing in “Talley’s Folly,” Lanford Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize–winning 1979 play being revived by Roundabout Theatre Company.

Powerful 'The Old Boy' Confronts Homophobia

Keen Company has yet another triumph on its hands with director Jonathan Silverstein’s piercing, beautifully acted production of A.R. Gurney’s 1991 drama “The Old Boy.”

'Jackie' Smashes an Icon

“Jackie,” Nobel Prize–winning playwright Elfriede Jelinek’s 2005 exegetic takedown of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, from Women’s Project Theater, is lively and dynamic if unsurprising.

Hilarious 'Old Hats' Has Something for Everyone

“Old Hats,” an uproarious comic revue at Signature Theatre, stars the superheroes of clowning, Bill Irwin and David Shiner, aided by the enchanting singer-songwriter Nellie McKay.

‘Belleville’ Keeps Us on the Outside Looking In

The talented Amy Herzog hits a snag with “Belleville,” at New York Theatre Workshop, which falls uneasily between thriller and drama and doesn’t resonate beyond its specifics.

'Henry IV, Part 1' Best for First Timers

The Pearl’s perfectly serviceable production of Shakespeare’s “Henry IV, Part 1” is slightly outshone by its sets and costumes and the company’s gleaming new permanent home.

'As You Like It' Joyfully Celebrates the Art of Theater

“Accessible” has become a dirty word where Shakespeare is concerned, but the Acting Company’s production of “As You Like It,” at the New Victory, exuberantly livens up the Bard.

‘The Revisionist’ Is a Potent Consideration of the Nature of Family

Vanessa Redgrave and Jesse Eisenberg make a terrific team in “The Revisionist,” produced by Rattlestick Playwrights Theater at the intimate, historic Cherry Lane Theatre.

'Passion’ Is Pretty Much Devoid of It

James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim’s 1994 Tony Award–winning musical “Passion” suffers under John Doyle’s dry, overintellecutalized, slackly paced direction at Classic Stage Company.