From clown to hero: Carol Rocamora reviews this new play based on a remarkable true story
NYC
12 March 2026
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Every Brilliant Thing at the Hudson Theatre
Hudson Theatre ⋄ 21 Feb-24 May
By Lane Williamson
Daniel Radcliffe returns to Broadway in an open-hearted solo play, or is it a 971 person play? Lane Williamson reviews.
12 March 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Antigone (This Play I Read in High School) at the Public Theater
Public Theater ⋄ February 26-April 5, 2026
By Loren Noveck
Anna Ziegler transforms Sophocles for a modern audience, with mixed results. Loren Noveck reviews.
11 March 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Bughouse at the Vineyard Theatre
Vineyard Theatre ⋄ February 24-April 3, 2026
By Loren Noveck
Outsider artist Henry Darger created a compellingly, unsettling, and strange world with his paintings and writings. So why is this piece about his life so inert? Loren Noveck reviews.
10 March 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Cold War Choir Practice at Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space
Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space ⋄ February 28-March 29, 2026
By Loren Noveck
There’s something for everyone in Ro Reddick’s new play: singing, dancing, comedy, pathos, and Cold War nostalgia. Loren Noveck reviews.
6 March 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Bigfoot! at New York City Center – Stage I
New York City Center - Stage I ⋄ 11 Feb-26 April
By Lane Williamson
This deliriously silly new musical is also a sharp political satire. Lane Williamson reviews.
5 March 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Unknown at Studio Seaview
Studio Seaview ⋄ 31 Jan-12 April
By Lane Williamson
Sean Hayes delivers a monologue about a writer and his stalker, or is it just writer’s block? Lane Williamson reviews.
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.
28 February 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Mother Russia at Signature Theatre
Signature Theatre ⋄ February 3 – March 15, 2026
By Carol Rocamora
Carol Rocamora finds Lauren Yee’s latest to be the funniest new play in New York this season–as well as the most politically insightful.
28 February 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Silver Manhattan at Bowery Palace
Bowery Palace ⋄ February 18-March 29, 2026
By Loren Noveck
Jesse Malin and a killer band bring Malin’s life story to the stage. Loren Noveck reviews.