23 Off Broadway Shows to Catch This November
From a revival of August Wilson’s “Seven Guitars” to a musical parody of the reality show “The Traitors,” New York stages are full of creativity this month.
From a revival of August Wilson’s “Seven Guitars” to a musical parody of the reality show “The Traitors,” New York stages are full of creativity this month.
Richard Nelson thought he was done with the Apple family in 2020. Then Donald Trump returned to the White House.
The late actor’s co-stars in Logan and Anthony and Cleopatra remember dog impressions, marching band-conducting and a fervent belief in funI had the unbelievable privilege of working with …
An unmissable documentary play, Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia with luminous Isis Hainsworth and ecstatic dance in a Norwegian museum are among November’s highlightsSwiss director Milo Rau’s r…
So nice she's doing it twice. Grammy winner Abigail Barlow returns to SIX: The Musical as Katherine Howard on November 1 at the Lena Horne Theatre. She succeeds Aimie Atkinson, who originate…
I have a confession to make. I don’t ordinarily find comedians particularly funny. There are exceptions, Robin Williams being one of them, but much of what passes for comedy leaves me unmo…
The cast of “Copperfield! The New Musical” at The Duke on 42nd Street (Photo credit: Jeremy Daniel) While many of Charles Dickens’ novels have been adapted successfully for the musical…
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A tight, witty three-hander with a dash of Halloween magic. Loren Noveck reviews. The post Review: Legerdemain at The Tank appeared first on Exeunt Magazine NYC.
All photos by Joan Marcus The show: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” at off-Broadway’s The Public Theater.What makes it spec…
The Lives of Others, Adelphi Theatre review - slick staging saves an unwieldy adaptation of the hit film Helen Hawkins Sun, 11/01/2026 - 00:01 Robert Icke …
A beloved holiday tradition returns to Los Angeles with enchanting performances, plus a festive Nutcracker Tea. With the holidays just around the corner, it’s time to start making plans…
Little Lake Theater held a Halloween party on Friday, where the big treat was the announcement of the 2027 titles coming to two theaters: Little Lake’s lakeside home since 1949, and the ne…
This audacious staging of the famously alarming 1938 radio broadcast is thoroughly entertaining. By AILEEN JOHNSON
Wither the American musical? I know that sounds pretentious but it also seems to be the question everyone is now asking. Even the current issue of The New Yorker magazine has jumped into t…
Profile Theatre's production of Jen Silverman's "Spain" looks back on the Spanish Revolution, writers and filmmakers, and the ever-present questions about art and politics and the perils of …
By AARON KRAUSE This particular monster may lack CPR certification, but he’s a lifesaver if The Wick Theatre’s creepy and humorous production of the Mel Brooks musical, Young Frankenstei…
With the flop of his film "The Social Reckoning" and the bad reviews of "A Few Good Men" on Broadway, Aaron Sorkin is facing more crises than the Bartlet administration.
Whether it’s immersive chiller Blackout or the campily scary 2:22: A Ghost Story, ‘tis the season to be scared witless at the theatre. But what’s the secret to making an audience gasp …
A complete delight with a standout performance by Lily Ganser
Rockers On Broadway will celebrate its 33rd anniversary with Rockers 33 on November 2, 2026, at Sony Hall in New York City. The milestone concert will bring together Broadway performers and …
The pulsating new musical presented by Roundabout Theatre Company entitled “The Heart” is based on the novel “Réparer les Vivants” by Maylis de Kerangel. The book changes the locati…
Alex Edelman, the comedian and actor who won an Emmy for his 2024 HBO/Max special Just For Us and a special Tony for the original Broadway staging, laments what is effectively the loss to co…
This special Halloween quiz could feel more like a trick than a treat, depending on your knowledge of these eerie showtunes.
See what a day in the life of a student at Shenandoah Conservatory at Shenandoah University on our Instagram! Current students Ella-Jo Reinhart, Jake Bieniewicz, and Xavi Campos are taking o…
Terrence McNally, the four-time Tony-winning playwright of Love! Valour! Compassion!, Master Class and Ragtime, died March 24, 2020, at 81. Looking back at 16 TheaterScene.net reviews and co…
A new documentary looks back on the Canadian sketch show Second City Television. If SNL was a smirking upperclassman in a private-school uniform, SCTV was a lovable dirtbag in a denim jacket…
The legacy of magician Harry Houdini still looms large in Detroit 100 years after his death there. Some mark the anniversary of Houdini's death by trying to make contact with his spirit.
The dance company started on a shoestring and went on to become internationally acclaimed.
This week, legendary actor John Turturro shows off his Christopher Walken impression and panelists Hari Kondabolu, Paula Poundstone, and Faith Salie talk Cheesecake Factory and learning to l…
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So beloved is he, that he can be forgiven for rehashing autobiographical material he’s used before, either in his previous Broadway hit, "700 Sundays," also seen on TV and published as a b…
Sigh no more, Broadway. William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Tony winner Jamie Lloyd, begins performances October 31 at the Winter Garden Theatre. Opening night is set…
Jill Morley’s wickedly funny, painfully honest theatrical memoir returns to The Triad Theatre, challenging everything women have been taught about sexuality, respectability, and empowermen…
A Frontmezzjunkies review: Aerosol mist, exposed torsos, and a five-person cast with a wicked appetite for theatrical chaos. By Ross “I wouldn’t scoff if I were you.” A rather ambitiou…
Musical theatre's most frightening puppet is still chomping actors nightly.
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The acting is marvel-inducing, visuals the enveloping, overall impact approaches extraordinary in the Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s Orphans. But the crucial credit is the vision, drive and dyna…
NYC theater this week, Nov 2–8, 2026: Broadway and Off-Broadway openings, previews, closings, news and galas, from Wanted to Here There Are Blueberries. The post This Week at TheaterScene:…
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The Public Theater's production of We'll See, written and directed by Richard Nelson, will officially open on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, coinciding with the midterm elections, the day on whi…
By Carol Rocamora... Jethro Compton’s enchanting adaptation of Fitzgerald’s classic reminds us that it’s not how much time we have, but what we do with it.
Review: Tosca at London Coliseum "a brilliantly reimagined production" The post Review: Tosca at London Coliseum appeared first on Theatre Weekly.
Copperfield! The New Musical, is a mostly delightful evening. For those less familiar with the novel (like myself), it provides a broad overview of the major plot points through an endeari…
Some shows dazzle; Legerdemain enchants. Lynn Rosen’s sparkling comedy turns a restaurant’s back alley into a palace of wonder, where three marvelous actors trade laughs, secrets, and sl…
Some performers entertain us. Others inspire us. And then there are those rare artists who become part of the very fabric of Broadway history. Ben Vereen is one of those artists. The lege…
Barbara Barrie, shown here in 1964.October 30, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler.In 1953, a newbie young actress from Texas named Barbara Berman arrived in New York City on…
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Judi Dench has "great hope" for the future of theatre after she recently announced that she was effectively retired from acting. This week, the acting legend celebrated the opening of 50 …
Aaron Sorkin isn’t known for his Dickensian charactonyms, but in the exceptional revival of “A Few Good Men” at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater, the name Joanne Galloway sta…