Lorin Wertheimer finds that even with some conceptual missteps, this haunting new play grapples effectively with grief.
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Articles by Lorin Wertheimer
1 May 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Beauty Freak at the cell
The Cell Theatre ⋄ April 24-May 17, 2026
By Lorin Wertheimer
Was this prodigy a genius, a monster, or both? Lorin Wertheimer reviews a new play about Leni Riefenstahl
4 March 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Night Side Songs at LCT3
February 14-March 29, 2026
By Lorin Wertheimer
Lorin Wertheimer finds The Lazours’ new musical a satisfying collaboration among artists and audience.
12 February 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Midwest Porn at the 14Y Theater
14Y Theater ⋄ January 13-February 21, 2026
By Lorin Wertheimer
Lorin Wertheimer analyzes the way Quincy Long rips apart theatrical conventions–perhaps too many of them.
2 February 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Data at the Lucille Lortel Theatre
Lucille Lortel Theatre ⋄ January 9-March 29, 2026
By Lorin Wertheimer
A ripped-from-the-headlines drama that fails by underestimating its audience. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
30 January 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Blackout Songs at Robert C. Wilson MCC Theater Space
January 15-February 28, 2026
By Lorin Wertheimer
This new play beautifully explores the tension between trying to forget and wanting to remember. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
20 November 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Laowang, a Chinatown King Lear at Primary Stages
Primary Stages ⋄ November 1-December 14, 2025
By Lorin Wertheimer
This Shakespeare adaptation doesn’t live up to its premise. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
13 November 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Archduke at the Laura Pels Theatre
Laura Pels Theatre ⋄ October 23-December 21, 2025
By Lorin Wertheimer
Lorin Wertheimer finds Rajiv Joseph’s new play about confused young men stumbling into history both funny and tragic.
31 October 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Beau: The Musical at St. Luke’s Theatre
St. Luke's Theatre ⋄ October 13-December 7, 2025
By Lorin Wertheimer
This honky-tonk musical is hampered by a confusing flashback structure that saps emotional immediacy. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
5 October 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Glitch at Theater Center
Jerry Orbach Theater ⋄ September 24-November 2, 2025
By Lorin Wertheimer
A science-fiction tale that strives to work in a new genre, but falls short on many levels. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.