Off-Off-Broadway Review

American Sexy

Trista Baldwin's new play "American Sexy," now in the tiny downstairs space at the Flea Theater, is rarely surprising in its look at four randy college students on a joyride to Vegas.

'The House of Von Macramé' Is Bloody Fun

“The House of Von Macramé,” Joshua Conkel and Matt Marks’ delirious new musical at the Bushwick Starr, mixes the cattiness of high fashion with the gore of a slasher movie.

NY Review: '5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche'

Evan Linder and Andrew Hobgood's "5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche" is light and fluffy Fringe fare that finds a fresh voice with relevant issues.

'Eterniday' Celebrates the Inexplicable

With “Eterniday,” at La MaMa, author Charles Mee continues his collaboration with experimental dance-theater group Witness Relocation, in a raucously fun collage about connection.

'Macbeth OP' Is Both Fair and Foul

The Shakespeare OP Players’ production of “Macbeth” aims to perform the work as it may have sounded to its first audiences, but also noteworthy is the dedication of the large cast.

‘Island; Or, To Be or Not To Be’ Entertains as Artfully Imaginative Plagiarism of the Bard

In an exuberant production by New York Shakespeare Exchange, Kevin Brewer’s “Island; Or to Be or Not to Be” is both a sendup and an appreciation of what makes Shakespeare’s work so enduring.

Canadian Prize Winner 'The Drawer Boy' Makes Belated NY Debut

Michael Healey’s quietly intense “The Drawer Boy,” from Oberon Theatre Ensemble, paints a portrait of devastating heartbreak leavened by the surprising healing power of theater.

The Jungle Book

Playwright and shadow-puppet designer Megan O’Brien’s adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book,” from Theatre East, is a charming 45 minutes of theater for all ages.

'Good Person of Szechwan' Wipes the Didactic Dust Off Brecht

If Bertolt Brecht could visit La MaMa to see the Foundry Theatre’s slapstick, pastiche-filled production of “Good Woman of Szechwan,” I suspect he’d smile and think, “Finally!”

'Set in the Living Room of a Small Town American Play' Is Challenging but Rewarding

Jaclyn Backhaus’ “Set in the Living Room of a Small Town American Play,” from Theater Reconstruction Ensemble, exhilaratingly comments on the process of creating theater.