It’s post-apocalyptic, but on the plus side, there are cocktails. Loren Noveck reviews a new site-specific piece by Hansol Jung.
Off-Broadway
23 September 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Performance
Review: Iranian Girlfriend at MITU580
MITU580 ⋄ September 18-October 4, 2025
By Loren Noveck
A work of auto(meta)fiction that offers much to enjoy without entirely coming together. Loren Noveck reviews.
22 September 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Bull at JACK
JACK ⋄ September 19-October 4
By Loren Noveck
A tensely and intensely intimate exercise in cruelty. Loren Noveck reviews.
19 September 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Saturday Church at New York Theatre Workshop
New York Theatre Workshop ⋄ August 27-October 23
By Lorin Wertheimer
Packed with banging tunes, striking choreography, and sharp performances, this new musical is so much fun Lorin Wertheimer doesn’t even mind its less-than-compelling book.
16 September 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Performance
Review: The Essentialisn’t at HERE
HERE Arts Center ⋄ September 10-28, 2025
By Loren Noveck
Eisa Davis’s new piece is as much ceremony as performance art. Loren Noveck reviews.
15 September 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Matriarchs at TheaterLab
Theaterlab ⋄ September 10-28, 2025
By Loren Noveck
A nuanced ensemble portrait of Orthodox life that feels just a little out of balance. Loren Noveck reviews.
14 September 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Wild Duck at TFANA
Polonsky Shakespeare Center ⋄ 2-28th September 2025
By Nicole Serratore
It’s hard to look away from Ibsen’s shattering tragicomedy. Nicole Serratore reviews.
27 August 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Royal Pyrate at the Waterfront Museum
Waterfront Museum ⋄ August 16-31, 2025
By Loren Noveck
A pirate musical that can’t quite find its sea legs. Loren Noveck reviews.
25 August 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Ava: The Secret Conversations at New York City Center – Stage I
New York City Center - Stage I ⋄ 30 July-14 September
By Juliet Hindell
Elizabeth McGovern adapts and stars in a retelling of Ava Gardner’s life – with all its secrets. Juliet Hindell reviews.
21 August 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Twelfth Night at The Delacorte Theater
Delacorte Theater ⋄ 7 August-14 September
By Lane Williamson
A rambunctious production of Twelfth Night reopens the Delacorte Theater with flash, but little substance. Lane Williamson reviews.