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.
Off-Broadway
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.
17 August 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Road Kills at Paradise Factory
Paradise Factory ⋄ August 15–September 6, 2025
By Loren Noveck
Its subjects are grim, but the new piece from the writer-director team of Sophie McIntosh and Nina Goodheart depicts them with nuance and dark humor. Loren Noveck reviews.
7 August 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Well, I’ll Let You Go at Irondale Center
Irondale Center ⋄ July 29-August 29, 2025
By Loren Noveck
Playwright Bubba Weiler, director Jack Serio, and an excellent cast explore the mysteries of grief and the battle to stave off despair. Loren Noveck reviews.
5 August 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Can I Be Frank? at Soho Playhouse
Soho Playhouse ⋄
By Nicole Serratore
Morgan Bassichis’s one-person show is a disjointed exploration of the late comedian Frank Maya’s work. Nicole Serratore reviews.