41 stories by "Lorin Wertheimer"
Lorin Wertheimer finds that even with some conceptual missteps, this haunting new play grapples effectively with grief.
The post Review: Love Story at the Tank appeared first on Exeunt Magaz…
Was this prodigy a genius, a monster, or both? Lorin Wertheimer reviews a new play about Leni Riefenstahl
The post Review: Beauty Freak at the cell appeared first on Exeunt Magazine NYC.
Lorin Wertheimer finds The Lazours' new musical a satisfying collaboration among artists and audience.
The post Review: Night Side Songs at LCT3 appeared first on Exeunt Magazine NYC.
Lorin Wertheimer analyzes the way Quincy Long rips apart theatrical conventions--perhaps too many of them.
The post Review: Midwest Porn at the 14Y Theater appeared first on Exeunt Magazine …
A ripped-from-the-headlines drama that fails by underestimating its audience. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
The post Review: Data at the Lucille Lortel Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Magazine …
This new play beautifully explores the tension between trying to forget and wanting to remember. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
The post Review: Blackout Songs at Robert C. Wilson MCC Theater Spa…
This Shakespeare adaptation doesn't live up to its premise. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
The post Review: Laowang, a Chinatown King Lear at Primary Stages appeared first on Exeunt Magazine NYC.
Lorin Wertheimer finds Rajiv Joseph's new play about confused young men stumbling into history both funny and tragic.
The post Review: Archduke at the Laura Pels Theatre appeared first on Ex…
This honky-tonk musical is hampered by a confusing flashback structure that saps emotional immediacy. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
The post Review: Beau: The Musical at St. Luke's Theatre appe…
A science-fiction tale that strives to work in a new genre, but falls short on many levels. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
The post Review: The Glitch at Theater Center appeared first on Exeunt M…
Packed with banging tunes, striking choreography, and sharp performances, this new musical is so much fun Lorin Wertheimer doesn't even mind its less-than-compelling book.
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A "thoroughly original and delightful reinvention" of a classic Gilbert & Sullivan operetta. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
The post Review: Pirates! The Penzance Musical at the Todd Haimes T…
A Dadaist performance piece leaves Lorin Wertheimer underwhelmed.
The post Review: Class Dismissed at La Mama appeared first on Exeunt Magazine NYC.
Loren Noveck and Lorin Wertheimer have very different opinions about this new synth-pop musical that grapples with the Greeks.
The post Review: The Trojans at the Cell appeared first on Exeu…
Lorin Wertheimer compares Natalie Margolin's new play about friends facing the last week of college to David Mamet at his finest.
The post Review: All Nighter at Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater…
A trip into the world of sumo that's visually stunning if sometimes lacking in nuance. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
The post Review: SUMO at the Public Theater appeared first on Exeunt Magazine…
The quilts threaten to steal the show in Katori Hall's new family drama. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
The post Review: The Blood Quilt at Lincoln Center Theater appeared first on Exeunt Magazin…
A new play about the life of Artimesia Gentileschi digs into Renaissance gender politics with mixed results. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
The post Review: The Light and the Dark at 59E59 appear…
Lorin Wertheimer finds concept stronger than execution in this new Broadway musical, a love story between robots.
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A new musical about revolutionary artists storms the stage at New York Theatre Workshop, but finds less success than its predecessor. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
The post Review: We Live in Ca…
A new play about a journalist in Putin's Russia creates an unsteady mix of fact and fiction. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
The post Review: Vladimir at New York City Center Stage I appeared firs…
Meghan Kennedy's new play connects two lonely souls over a cup of diner coffee. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
The post Review: The Counter at the Laura Pels Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Maga…
An ambitious epic that never loses sight of the power of its familial ties. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
The post Review: Counting and Cracking at NYU Skirball Center appeared first on Exeunt M…
A new musical about the construction of the Empire State Building fails to build much excitement. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
The post Review: EMPIRE: The Musical at New World Stages appeared …
A woman gives birth to a rabbit in Sophie McIntosh's parable play. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
The post Review: cunnicularii at Alchemical Studios appeared first on Exeunt Magazine NYC.
