Off-Broadway Review

The Seagull

Chekhov did call his play a comedy, but it's hard to believe he meant it to be the laugh riot this production presumes.

Love, Loss, and What I Wore

Nora and Delia Ephron's play about women's relationships with their clothing is a perfect fit for Off-Broadway.

Two Unrelated Plays by David Mamet

David Mamet forsakes profanity to mine laughs in ancient Rome and twist words at a modern school. The results are hilarious.

Vigil

The plot of this two-hander screams "sentimental weepy," but excellent direction and deeply felt performances by Malcolm Gets and Helen Stenborg make it funny and moving.

Imelda

This musical rendition of the rags-to-riches story of internationally renowned shoe fanatic Imelda Marcos is enjoyable if uninventive.

Mahida's Extra Key to Heaven

This metaphor-driven play explores the dynamic between America and Islam through the lens of characters with less as well as more in common than any of them may think.

Othello

Have you ever tried to recline or nuzzle with your partner on a bed made of TV monitors? Or deliver a Shakespearean monologue on a cell phone?

Luck

Neither a typical monologue nor a freeform performance piece, Megan Riordan's one-woman Las Vegas extravaganza, "Luck," goes all in by drawing on aspects of both.

A Boy and His Soul

In this age of downsizing, there's nothing minimal about "A Boy and His Soul," Colman Domingo's autobiographical effort, which opens the Vineyard Theatre's season.

Killers and Other Family

The play is little more than a formal exercise in discomforting the audience—and it would be an unsuccessful exercise were it not for the performances of Samantha Soule and Aya Cash.