Rajiv Joseph dribbles a new play about the friendship between two straight men and their love of basketball. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Off-Broadway
13 May 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Prometheus Firebringer at The Chocolate Factory Theater
The Chocolate Factory ⋄ 11th-13th May 2023
By Nicole Serratore
Annie Dorsen returns with a new piece of algorithmic theater which asks the audience to focus on language and what power we are handing over to AI. Nicole Serratore reviews.
8 May 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Dimanche at BAM Fisher
BAM Fisher ⋄ 3 May-13 May
By Lorin Wertheimer
Playful puppetry looks at the horrors of climate change. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.
4 May 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: shadow/land at the Public Theater
Public Theater ⋄ April 20-May 28, 2023
By Loren Noveck
Erika Dickerson-Despenza’s Katrina Cycle kicks off with a gorgeous production at the Public. Loren Noveck reviews.
4 May 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Oliver! at New York City Center
New York City Center ⋄ 3 May-14 May
By Lane Williamson
This Encores! revival may leave you asking for more. Lane Williamson reviews.
25 April 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Summer, 1976 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre ⋄ 4 April-10 June
By Cameron Kelsall
In the case of David Auburn’s new play, you end up with something far less than the sum of its considerable parts. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
18 April 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Plays for the Plague Year at Joe’s Pub
Joe's Pub ⋄ April 5-April 30, 2022
By Loren Noveck
Suzan-Lori Parks’s collage of short plays and songs drops us into the griefs of 2020 in hopes of giving us the tools to process what we’re still living through. Loren Noveck reviews.
12 April 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: A Gaga Guide to the Lower East Side
walking tour ⋄ March 28-April 23
By Juliet Hindell
Immersive theater that shows you a neighborhood in a new light, and also lets you get your step count in. Juliet Hindell reviews.
12 April 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Regretfully, So the Birds Are at Playwrights Horizons
Playwrights Horizons ⋄ March 22-April 30
By Loren Noveck
A farcical tragedy that lets you laugh at arson, incest, manslaughter, and ecological catastrophe, while also making you feel just a little bit bad for Pol Pot. Loren Noveck reviews.
7 April 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Grief, A One Man Shitshow at Theatre Row
Theatre Row ⋄ March 29-April 16, 2023
By Scott Bennett
Colin Campbell’s solo show takes us into dark places on a journey through grief. Scott Bennett reviews.