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

16 August 2026

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: benevolent at IATI Theater

IATI Theater ⋄ August 14-September 5, 2026

By Loren Noveck

Playwright Sophie McIntosh and director Nina Goodheart bring us another of their nuanced blends of grim subject, dark humor, and genuine emotions. Loren Noveck reviews.

13 August 2026

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Isla at WP Theater

WP Theater ⋄ August 8-29, 2026

By Loren Noveck

Magical puppetry can’t make up for rudderless storytelling. Loren Noveck reviews.

26 July 2026

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Foosball at Arts On Site

Arts on Site ⋄ July 16-August 1, 2026

By Loren Noveck

Contrivances of plot and metaphor get in the way of this play’s emotional power. Loren Noveck reviews.

15 July 2026

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Shifters at the Cherry Lane Theatre

Cherry Lane Theatre ⋄ July 6-August 30, 2026

By Loren Noveck

An excellent production lifts an ordinary love story. Loren Noveck reviews.

11 July 2026

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Giulia: The Poison Queen of Palermo at Perelman Performing Arts Center

Perelman Performing Arts Center ⋄ June 28-August 2, 2026

By Loren Noveck

An enormously promising new musical needs just a few tweaks to make it brilliant. Loren Noveck reviews.

19 June 2026

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Camping at HERE Arts Center

HERE Arts Center ⋄ June 13-July 11, 2026

By Loren Noveck

This spring’s bounty of plays about teenaged girls gets a bittersweet coda. Loren Noveck reviews.

16 June 2026

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: I’m Almost There at BAM Fisher

BAM Fisher ⋄ June 9-28, 2026

By Loren Noveck

A shaggy-dog song cycle that mixes quirky character sketches with genuine heart. Loren Noveck reviews.

4 June 2026

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Girl, Interrupted at the Public Theater

Public Theater ⋄ May 13-July 12, 2026

By Loren Noveck

Aimee Mann’s songs are the secret weapon of this new play with music. Loren Noveck reviews.

28 May 2026

Reviews

Review: The Maids at St. Ann’s Warehouse

St. Ann's Warehouse ⋄ May 17-June 14, 2026

By Loren Noveck

Jean Genet would have Thoughts about TikTok. Loren Noveck reviews the latest from digital provocateur Kip Williams.

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.