Contrivances of plot and metaphor get in the way of this play’s emotional power. Loren Noveck reviews.
Reviews
15 July 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Shifters at the Cherry Lane Theatre
Cherry Lane Theatre ⋄ July 6-August 30, 2026
By Loren Noveck
An excellent production lifts an ordinary love story. Loren Noveck reviews.
14 July 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Potluck at Soho Rep/INTAR
Soho Rep ⋄ 30th June - 2nd August 2026
By Nicole Serratore
César Alvarez’s new musical eventually finds its way to something heartbreaking and beautiful. Nicole Serratore reviews.
13 July 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Whoopi Monologues at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater
Mitzi Newhouse Theater ⋄ 7 July-30 August
By Juliet Hindell
A series of monologues, written and originally performed by Whoopi Goldberg more than four decades ago, make a grand return to New York in the hands of five stellar actresses. Juliet Hindell reviews.
11 July 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Giulia: The Poison Queen of Palermo at Perelman Performing Arts Center
Perelman Performing Arts Center ⋄ June 28-August 2, 2026
By Loren Noveck
An enormously promising new musical needs just a few tweaks to make it brilliant. Loren Noveck reviews.
9 July 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Building at Pioneer Works
Pioneer Works ⋄ 7th-8th July 2026
By Nicole Serratore
A site specific portrait of 1970s era New Yorkers that could use some reconstruction. Nicole Serratore reviews.
25 June 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Henry VI: A Trilogy in Two Parts at the Public Theater
Public Theater ⋄ 9 June-19 July
By Patrick Maley
A well-acted adaptation of Shakespeare’s early trilogy, condensed into two plays, cannot save it from being an afterthought in the playwright’s wider oeuvre. Patrick J. Maley reviews.
20 June 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: ||:GIRLS:||:CHANCE:||:MUSIC:|| at Vineyard Theatre
Vineyard Theatre ⋄ Through 21st June 2026
By Nicole Serratore
Forced theatricality and wonky storytelling sink this new play. Nicole Serratore with tone deaf ears reviews this play with music.
19 June 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Camping at HERE Arts Center
HERE Arts Center ⋄ June 13-July 11, 2026
By Loren Noveck
This spring’s bounty of plays about teenaged girls gets a bittersweet coda. Loren Noveck reviews.
16 June 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: I’m Almost There at BAM Fisher
BAM Fisher ⋄ June 9-28, 2026
By Loren Noveck
A shaggy-dog song cycle that mixes quirky character sketches with genuine heart. Loren Noveck reviews.