A tricky nugget of a verbatim play. Loren Noveck reviews.
Reviews
19 October 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: King of the Yees at Pershing Square Signature Center
Pershing Square Signature Center ⋄ October 6-November 15, 2026
By Loren Noveck
An exuberant metatheatrical delight. Loren Noveck reviews the final piece of Lauren Yee’s Signature residency.
17 October 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The 4th Witch at NYU Skirball Center
NYU Skirball Center ⋄ October 15-17, 2026
By Loren Noveck
The magic of Manual Cinema strikes again, in a piece about life during wartime. Loren Noveck reviews.
16 October 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Hairy Ape at Irish Repertory Theatre
Irish Repertory Theatre ⋄ 25 September-15 November
By Patrick Maley
Irish Rep continues its tradition of excellent O’Neill revivals with this beautiful new production. Patrick J. Maley reviews.
12 October 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Slam Frank at the Orpheum
September 17-November 30, 2026
By Lorin Wertheimer
Lorin Wertheimer finds this musical “less like social commentary and more like a burn list.”
12 October 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Fish at WP Theater
WP Theater ⋄
By Nicole Serratore
An ambitious play that gets a little buried in its intentions. Nicole Serratore reviews.
10 October 2026
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play at MTC
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre ⋄
By Nicole Serratore
Nearly ten years after its Off-Broadway premiere Jocelyn Bioh’s play remains as potent as ever. Nicole Serratore reviews.
4 October 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: creation stories and all the important importants at the Claire Tow Theater
Claire Tow Theater ⋄ September 15-November 1, 2026
By Carol Rocamora
Carol Rocamora is captivated by this play’s “turbulent swirl of myth and reality.”
30 September 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Delirium at the Space at Irondale
Irondale Center ⋄ September 8-October 24, 2026
By Loren Noveck
A master class in absurdist theater anchored in two exceptional performances. Loren Noveck reviews.
29 September 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Degenerates at Playwrights Horizons
September 16-October 18, 2026
By Loren Noveck
A trip down the rabbit hole of the manosphere brings both empathy and frustration. Loren Noveck reviews.