The one-liners are sharp and the performances strong, but the message is a little muddy. Loren Noveck reviews.
Off-Broadway
15 May 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: A(u)nts! at The Brick
The Brick Theater ⋄ May 8-24, 2025
By Loren Noveck
A fantasia of woman- and antkind anchored by three strong performances. Loren Noveck reviews.
13 May 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse at The New Group at The Pershing Square Signature Center
The Pershing Square Signature Center ⋄ 22 April-1 June
By Lane Williamson
This raucous new musical imagines a missing person in an early-2000s paparazzi photo and dives into the depths of the internet to track her down. Lane Williamson reviews.
11 May 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Five Models in Ruins, 1981 at the Claire Tow Theater
April 19-June 1, 2025
By Loren Noveck
A play set in the world of modeling does a better job with surface than with depths–which is perhaps fitting. Loren Noveck reviews.
7 May 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: We Had a World at New York City Center Stage II
New York City Center - The Studio at Stage II ⋄ 25 Feb-11 May
By Lane Williamson
Our critic once again has an overwhelming emotional experience at a new Joshua Harmon play. Lane Williamson reviews.
4 May 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The United States vs. Ulysses at Irish Arts Center
Irish Arts Center ⋄ April 30-June 1, 2025
By Loren Noveck
Ripped from century-old headlines, Colin Murphy’s new play feels disturbingly timely. Loren Noveck reviews.
1 May 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Lobster at The Tank
The Tank ⋄ April 25-May 17, 2025
By Loren Noveck
Kallan Dana’s new play begins with high school theater but glimpses the sublime. Loren Noveck reviews.
26 April 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Rheology at the Bushwick Starr
Bushwick Starr ⋄ April 15 - May 10, 2025
By Loren Noveck
The concept of the fragile solid becomes a sustaining metaphor in Shayok Misha Chowdhury’s new piece. Loren Noveck reviews.
23 April 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Performance
Review: Class Dismissed at La Mama
LaMama E.T.C. ⋄ April 18 – May 4, 2025
By Lorin Wertheimer
A Dadaist performance piece leaves Lorin Wertheimer underwhelmed.
22 April 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Cherry Orchard at St. Ann’s Warehouse
St. Ann's Warehouse ⋄ March 26-April 27, 2025
By Carol Rocamora
Benedict Andrews finds the comedy in Chekhov’s final play, but does he lose Chekhov? Carol Rocamora reviews.