A rambunctious production of Twelfth Night reopens the Delacorte Theater with flash, but little substance. Lane Williamson reviews.
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29 July 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Ginger Twinsies at the Orpheum Theatre
Orpheum Theatre ⋄ 10 July-26 Oct
By Lane Williamson
A new parody of The Parent Trap delivers mile-a-minute laughs. Lane Williamson reviews.
10 July 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Heathers: The Musical at New World Stages
New World Stages ⋄ 22 June-25 Jan
By Lane Williamson
This revival proves that the show has only gained in popularity since its original production, achieving cult status, but losing its guts. Lane Williamson reviews.
17 June 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Prince Faggot at Playwrights Horizons
Playwrights Horizons ⋄ 30 May-13 July
By Lane Williamson
Speculative fiction about Prince George is surrounded by more personal stories in Jordan Tannahill’s new play. Lane Williamson reviews.
11 June 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Angry Alan at Studio Seaview
Studio Seaview ⋄ 23 May-3 August
By Lane Williamson
John Krasinski deftly navigates a middle-aged man’s spiral into conservative hell in Penelope Skinner’s new play. Lane Williamson reviews.
31 May 2025
Reviews • Cabaret • NYC
Review: Joaquina Kalukango at 54 Below
54 Below ⋄ 23 May-24 May
By Lane Williamson
The Tony-winning star of “Paradise Square” brings an eclectic mix of songs to the stage at 54 Below. Lane Williamson reviews.
21 May 2025
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre ⋄ 25 March-29 June
By Lane Williamson
A tribute concert to the late Stephen Sondheim veers toward an insult to his body of work. Lane Williamson reviews.
13 May 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse at The New Group at The Pershing Square Signature Center
The Pershing Square Signature Center ⋄ 22 April-1 June
By Lane Williamson
This raucous new musical imagines a missing person in an early-2000s paparazzi photo and dives into the depths of the internet to track her down. Lane Williamson reviews.
7 May 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: We Had a World at New York City Center Stage II
New York City Center - The Studio at Stage II ⋄ 25 Feb-11 May
By Lane Williamson
Our critic once again has an overwhelming emotional experience at a new Joshua Harmon play. Lane Williamson reviews.
21 April 2025
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Floyd Collins at the Vivian Beaumont Theater
28 Mar-Open Ended
By Lane Williamson
A chamber musical scales up for its Broadway debut and achieves greatness. Lane Williamson reviews.