A performance that defies genre to reach for the sacred. Catherine Sawoski reviews.
Off-Broadway
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.
9 May 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Love Story at the Tank
The Tank ⋄ April 23-May 17, 2026
By Lorin Wertheimer
Lorin Wertheimer finds that even with some conceptual missteps, this haunting new play grapples effectively with grief.
5 May 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: 73 Seconds at the Lower Eastside Girls Club
Lower Eastside Girls Club ⋄ April 29-May 19, 2026
By Loren Noveck
An expert in multimedia theater goes analog to examine his own childhood. Loren Noveck reviews.
5 May 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Othello at West End Theatre
West End Theatre ⋄ 19 April-31 May
By Patrick Maley
Bedlam presents a revival of Shakespeare’s play without the company’s usual sense of fun. Patrick J. Maley reviews.
3 May 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Moby Dick at BAM
April 29-May 3, 2026
By Loren Noveck
The final work of avant-garde auteur Robert Wilson tackles a great American novel in cross-section. Loren Noveck reviews.
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
29 April 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Door Slams, A Glass Trembles at La MaMa
La MaMa Downstairs ⋄ April 24-May 10, 2026
By Loren Noveck
An elliptical meditation on time from Talking Band. Loren Noveck reviews.
15 April 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Adding Machine at the Theater at St. Clement’s
Theater at St. Clement’s ⋄ 24 March-17 May
By Lane Williamson
An all-too-prescient 103-year-old play is dusted off and acted to the hilt in The New Group’s revival. Lane Williamson reviews.