Loren Noveck

Loren Noveck is a writer, editor, dramaturg, and recovering Off-Off-Broadway producer, who was for many years the literary manager of Six Figures Theatre Company. She has written for The Brooklyn Rail, The Brooklyn Paper nytheatre.com, and NYTheater now, and currently writes occasionally for HowlRound and WIT Online. In her non-theatrical life, she works in book publishing.

Articles by Loren Noveck

18 January 2026

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Performance

Review: What to Wear at BAM Harvey

BAM Harvey Theatre ⋄ January 15-18, 2026

By Loren Noveck

Paul Lazar and Annie-B Parson restage a Richard Foreman opera with panache for Prototype. Loren Noveck reviews.

14 January 2026

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: The Rest of Our Lives at La MaMa

La MaMa Downstairs ⋄ January 7-17, 2025

By Loren Noveck

It’s the beginning of the end of our lives, but let’s greet it with a good dance party. Loren Noveck reviews an entry in this year’s Under the Radar festival.

10 January 2026

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

The Ford/Hill Project at La MaMa

La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club ⋄ January 7-11, 2026

By Loren Noveck

A piece of verbatim theater drawn from Supreme Court confirmation hearings packs a surprising emotional punch. Loren Noveck reviews.

13 December 2025

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Everything Is Here at 59E59

59E59 Theaters ⋄ December 3-20, 2025

By Loren Noveck

Meghan Finn’s elegant direction and a rock-solid ensemble ground Peggy Stafford’s delicate portrait of loss. Loren Noveck reviews.

8 December 2025

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: They Are All Gone at La Mama

LaMama E.T.C. ⋄ December 4-7, 2025

By Loren Noveck

How does one go on when the worst has happened? Loren Noveck reviews a show in the Balkan theater showcase From the Other Side that asks that question.

25 November 2025

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Meet the Cartozians at Pershing Square Signature Center

Pershing Square Signature Center ⋄ October 30-December 14, 2025

By Loren Noveck

Talene Monahon’s new play, expertly directed by David Cromer, mixes big philosophical questions with nuanced character portraits. Loren Noveck reviews.

22 November 2025

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Practice at Playwrights Horizons

Playwrights Horizons ⋄ October 30-December 7

By Loren Noveck

An unsettling interrogation of theater’s power dynamics that teeters on the line between exposé and exploitation. Loren Noveck reviews.

20 November 2025

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: The Seat of Our Pants at the Public Theater

Public Theater ⋄ October 24-December 7, 2025

By Loren Noveck

Ethan Lipton’s delightful songs don’t quite get this Thornton Wilder adaptation where it needs to be. Loren Noveck reviews.

10 November 2025

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: The Burning Cauldron of Fiery Fire at the Vineyard Theatre

Vineyard Theatre ⋄ October 23-November 30, 2020

By Loren Noveck

Anne Washburn’s new play crosses the line from intriguingly elliptical into frustratingly opaque. Loren Noveck reviews.

5 November 2025

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Queens at New York City Center

New York City Center - Stage I ⋄ October 15-November 30, 2025

By Loren Noveck

Martyna Majok’s play about immigrant women sits uneasily with the politics of this moment. Loren Noveck reviews.