This Shakespeare adaptation doesn’t live up to its premise. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
NYC
17 November 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at New World Stages
New World Stages ⋄ 7 November-12 April
By Lane Williamson
William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin’s musical comes back to New York with the warmth of an old friend. Lane Williamson 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.
10 November 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Richard II at the Astor Place Theatre
Astor Place Theatre ⋄ 28 October-30 November
By Patrick Maley
Craig Baldwin’s modern, bold rendering of Shakespeare’s classic reveals new dimensions of the text, particularly through a wonderful central performance by Michael Urie. Patrick Maley 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.
3 November 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Kyoto at Lincoln Center Theater
Mitzi Newhouse Theater ⋄ October 8–November 30, 2025
By Carol Rocamora
A unique theatrical experience that blends docudrama and immersive theater to dramatize the stakes of climate change. Carol Rocamora reviews.
1 November 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Performance
Review: Martha@BAM–The 1963 Interview at Brooklyn Academy of Music
BAM Fisher ⋄ October 28-November 1, 2025
By Loren Noveck
This documentary restaging of a famous Martha Graham interview is more than a historical curiosity. Loren Noveck reviews.
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.
30 October 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Oh, Honey at Little Egg
Little Egg ⋄ October 16-November 7, 2025
By Loren Noveck
An exceptional ensemble and a clever site-specific setting enhance Jeana Scotti’s emotionally complex play. Loren Noveck reviews.