Eliya Smith’s play about four teenaged girls is raw and messy and heartbreaking and joyful all at once. Loren Noveck reviews.
Off-Broadway
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.
8 April 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Scorched Earth at St. Ann’s Warehouse
St. Ann's Warehouse ⋄ April 3-19, 2026
By Loren Noveck
An unusual dance/thriller hybrid builds to a striking ending. Loren Noveck reviews.