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

13 May 2026

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Dad Don’t Read This at St. Luke’s Theatre

May 4-May 29, 2026

By Loren Noveck

Eliya Smith’s play about four teenaged girls is raw and messy and heartbreaking and joyful all at once. Loren Noveck reviews.

10 May 2026

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: The Receptionist at Pershing Square Signature Center

Pershing Square Signature Center ⋄ April 15-May 24, 2026

By Loren Noveck

A comedy with a dark twist that doesn’t entirely convince. Loren Noveck reviews.

5 May 2026

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: 73 Seconds at the Lower Eastside Girls Club

Lower Eastside Girls Club ⋄ April 29-May 19, 2026

By Loren Noveck

An expert in multimedia theater goes analog to examine his own childhood. Loren Noveck reviews.

3 May 2026

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Moby Dick at BAM

April 29-May 3, 2026

By Loren Noveck

The final work of avant-garde auteur Robert Wilson tackles a great American novel in cross-section. Loren Noveck reviews.

29 April 2026

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: The Door Slams, A Glass Trembles at La MaMa

La MaMa Downstairs ⋄ April 24-May 10, 2026

By Loren Noveck

An elliptical meditation on time from Talking Band. Loren Noveck reviews.

26 April 2026

Reviews • Broadway • NYC

Review: The Lost Boys: The Musical at the Palace Theatre

Palace Theatre ⋄ March 27, 2026-open-ended

By Loren Noveck

This vampire musical succeeds on spectacle, but belabors its themes. Loren Noveck reviews.

18 April 2026

Reviews

Review: Cumulo at MITU580

MITU580 ⋄ April 15-May 3, 2026

By Loren Noveck

The puppetry is expert but the storytelling inconsistent in this wordless puppet piece. Loren Noveck reviews.

13 April 2026

Reviews • Broadway • NYC

Review: Cats: The Jellicle Ball at the Broadhurst Theatre

Broadhurst Theatre ⋄ March 18, 2026-open-ended

By Loren Noveck

An inspired refresh swaps leotards and cat ears for queer glam. Loren Noveck goes to a Jellicle Ball.

11 April 2026

Reviews • Broadway • NYC

Review: Becky Shaw at the Hayes Theater

Helen Hayes Theater ⋄ March 18-open-ended

By Loren Noveck

A lacerating comedy with a misanthropic soul. Loren Noveck reviews.

8 April 2026

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Scorched Earth at St. Ann’s Warehouse

St. Ann's Warehouse ⋄ April 3-19, 2026

By Loren Noveck

An unusual dance/thriller hybrid builds to a striking ending. Loren Noveck reviews.