Playwrights Horizons Archives - 1 Minute Critic

Jen Tullock in "Nothing Can Take You From the Hand of God."

Reviews

In her new solo play, Jen Tullock embodies 11 lives shattered by one memoir

Matthew Wexler Oct 13, 2025 0

When a memoir about evangelical abuse goes public, everyone faces consequences. Jen Tullock's solo show explores faith and trauma through…

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John McCrea and Mihir Kumar in "Prince Faggot."

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‘Prince Faggot’: A meta-theatrical queer reckoning that hits like a London downpour

Matthew Wexler Sep 11, 2025 0

What's more shocking than royal scandal? Royal truth. Jordan Tannahill's meta-masterpiece crowns itself king of uncomfortable conversations.

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Ryan J. Haddad wears a bright pink shirt in his solo play "Hold Me in the Water."

Reviews

Ryan J. Haddad’s measured monologue leaves us thirsty for more

Matthew Wexler Apr 23, 2025 0

Disabled writer-actor Ryan J. Haddad returns with another solo show, but is the glass half full or empty?

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An illustration inspired by A Year of Nothing

Books

Book Review: ‘A Year of Nothing’ understands burnout without trying to fix it

Lauren Emily Whalen Jan 22, 2026

A collage of costumes by Paul Tazewell: "West Side Story," "Hamilton," and "Wicked."

Culture

From ‘Wicked’ to ‘West Side Story’: Paul Tazewell proves costume design is fine art

Lauren Emily Whalen Jan 21, 2026

Book cover of "Eating Ashes" and author Brenda Navarro.

Books

Book Review: Can you grieve a brother and a country at the same time? Novelist Brenda Navarro says yes

Laura Zornosa Jan 20, 2026

(l-r) Golda Rosheuvel, Ian McKellen, Rosie Sheehy, and Arinzé Kene in "An Ark."

Reviews

Heaven can wait: Ian McKellen elevates ‘An Ark,’ but mixed reality can’t bridge the digital divide

Matthew Wexler Jan 20, 2026