Off-Broadway Review

Circumcise Me

Oy vey. This one-man show about converting to Judaism suffers from an orthodox sense of humor.

Sholom Aleichem: Laughter Through Tears

Theodore Bikel's one-man show is a compelling homage from a compelling performer.

The Brother/Sister Plays

While there are definitely elements to admire in Tarell Alvin McCraney's trilogy, there's also a good deal of overblown mythologizing combined with a paucity of convincing character writing.

Wolves at the Window (and Other Tales of Immorality)

If only the dramaturgy of the evening matched the individual moments—a theatrical way of saying if only the whole were greater than the sum of its parts.

Loaded

First-time playwright-producer Elliot Ramón Potts needs to develop some patience. "Loaded" is more treatise than play.

'The Late Christopher Bean'

This highly amusing production of an intelligently written 1930s comedy about greed proves disturbingly relevant to today's economic downturn.

What Once We Felt

For nearly two centuries—since Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" defined the genre—science fiction has been our most forward-thinking medium.

Red Sea Fish

Matt Wilkinson's new play is a complex exploration of family relationships and the imagination of the human mind, and it's been shipped here straight from Brighton.

Or,

Liz Duffy Adams' Restoration sex farce channels the 1960s and delivers insight and fun, with delicious performances and wonderful words.

Quartett

Though short on trenchant humor, Robert Wilson’s take on Heiner Müller is nevertheless a stimulating and bruising dance of sex and death, highlighted by Isabelle Huppert’s electric performance.