This spring’s bounty of plays about teenaged girls gets a bittersweet coda. Loren Noveck reviews.
NYC
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.
13 June 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: And Then The Rodeo Burned Down at Ars Nova
Ars Nova ⋄ Through 10th July 2026
By Nicole Serratore
Scrappy and inventive, this story of a disillusioned rodeo clown has unexpected twists. Nicole Serratore reviews.
11 June 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Romeo & Juliet at the Delacorte Theater
Delacorte Theater ⋄ May 22-June 28, 2026
By Lorin Wertheimer
The concept falls flat in Shakespeare in the Park’s first offering this summer. Lorin Wertheimer 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.
3 June 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Indian Princesses at the Atlantic Theater
Atlantic Theater Company ⋄ April 30 – June 7, 2026
By Carol Rocamora
A cringe comedy that’s not afraid of thorny issues. Carol Rocamora reviews.
2 June 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Jerome at Playwrights Horizons
Playwrights Horizons ⋄ 15 May-21 June
By Lane Williamson
Three men form a complicated relationship in a ghost town in John J. Caswell, Jr.’s world premiere play. Lane Williamson reviews.
19 May 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Animal Wisdom at Pershing Square Signature Center
Signature Theatre ⋄ May 5-June 14, 2026
By Catherine Sawoski
A performance that defies genre to reach for the sacred. Catherine Sawoski reviews.
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.