The history of TotalTheater goes back more than two decades, and its vision began a decade before that. Throughout the 1990s, David Lefkowitz, a playwright, theater critic, and journalist fo…
SOURCE: TotalTheater at 12:06PMKEY TO TOTALTHEATER’S CRITICOPIA RATINGS (This rating system was created in the early 1990s for This Week ON STAGE magazine, the hardcopy precursor to TotalTheater.com. We reprint it here,…
SOURCE: TotalTheater at 12:06PMBroadway – Second Stage’s Hayes Theater. Dec. 8, 2025-Feb. 15, 2026. Drama. Author: Jordan Harrison. Director: Anne Kauffman. 90 min. Critic: David Sheward (Dec. 2025) **** When Jordan H…
SOURCE: TotalTheater at 05:35PMoff-Broadway – Second Stage at Pershing Square Signature Center: 480 West 42 Street. Drama. Author: Talene Monahon. Director: David Cromer. 2 hrs, 15 min. Critic: David Sheward (Dec. 2025)…
SOURCE: TotalTheater at 05:50PMoff-Broadway – Public Theater: 425 Lafayette Street. Nov. 13-Dec. 7, 2025. Musical. Book/Score: Ethan Lipton. Director: Leigh Silverman. 2 hrs, 30 min. Critic: David Sheward (Nov. 2025). *…
SOURCE: TotalTheater at 04:10PMoff-Broadway – Playwrights Horizons: 416 West 42 Street. Nov. 18-Dec. 7, 2025. Drama. Author: Nazareth Hassan. Director: Keenan Tyler Oliphant. 3 hrs. Critic: David Sheward (Nov. 2025). **…
SOURCE: TotalTheater at 07:51PMoff-Broadway – Roundabout Theater’s Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center: Laura Pels Theater: 111 West 46 Street. Nov. 12-Dec. 21, 2025. Comedy-Drama. Author: Rajiv Joseph. Director: Darko…
SOURCE: TotalTheater at 08:09PMBroadway – Studio 54: 254 West 54 Street. Nov. 13-Feb. 8, 2025. Drama. Author: Robert Icke adapting Sophocles. Director: Robert Icke. Critic: David Sheward (Nov. 2025). **** The countdown …
SOURCE: TotalTheater at 08:18PMBroadway – Imperial Theater: 249 West 45 Street. Nov. 16, 2025-open run (as of 11/2025). Musical. Book: Danny Strong. Score: Benny Andersson, Tim Rice, and Björn Ulvaeus. Director: Michae…
SOURCE: TotalTheater at 07:54PMBroadway – Longacre Theater: 220 West 48 Street. Nov. 20, 2025-open run (as of 11/2025). Musical. Book & Score: Jim Barne and Kit Buchan. Director and Choreographer: Tim Jackson. 2 hrs…
SOURCE: TotalTheater at 06:26PMoff-Broadway – Lucille Lortel Theater: 121 Christopher Street. Nov. 23-Dec. 28, 2025. Comedy-Drama. Author: Rajiv Joseph. Director: Neil Pepe. 90 min. Critic: David Sheward (Nov. 2025). **…
SOURCE: TotalTheater at 06:14PMRegional – Sarasota, FL: Asolo Repertory at Florida State University Center for the Performing Arts: 5555 North Tamiami Trail. Nov. 12-Dec. 28, 2025. Book, Music, Lyrics: Irene Sankoff and…
SOURCE: TotalTheater at 05:48PMRegional – Sarasota, FL: Florida Studio Theater’s Goldstein Cabaret: 1241 North Palm Avenue. Nov. 19, 2025-March 29, 2026. Revue. Book: Rebecca Hopkins, Richard Hopkins, Sarah Durham. Di…
SOURCE: TotalTheater at 04:22PMoff-Broadway – The Civilians and The Vineyard Theater at The Vineyard Theater. Nov. 9-Dec. 7, 2025. Comedy. Author: Anne Washburn. Director: Steve Cosson. Critic: David Sheward (Nov. 2025)…
SOURCE: TotalTheater at 03:35PMoff-Broadway – Red Bull Theater at Astor Place Theater: 434 Lafayette Street. Nov. 10-Dec. 14, 2025. Drama. Author: William Shakespeare. Director: Craig Baldwin. 2 hrs, 30 min. Critic: Dav…
SOURCE: TotalTheater at 03:52PMRegional – Madison, WI: national tour at Overture Center: 201 State Street. Nov. 11-Nov. 16, 2025. Musical. Book: Matthew Lopez and Amber Ruffin. Music: Marc Shaiman. Lyrics: Scott Wittman…
SOURCE: TotalTheater at 06:08PMoff-Broadway – Royal Shakespeare Co. and Good Chance Productions at Lincoln Center’s Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater: 150 West 65 Street. Ended Nov. 30, 2025. Drama. Authors: Joe Murphy and Jo…
SOURCE: TotalTheater at 03:59PMBroadway – St. James Theater: 246 West 44 Street. Nov. 9, 2025-Dec. 21, 2025. Musical. Score: Stephen Schwartz. Book: Lindsey Ferrentino. Director: Michael Arden. 2 hrs, 30 min. Critic: Da…
SOURCE: TotalTheater at 04:13PMoff-Broadway – Classic Stage Company: 136 East 13 Street. Nov. 11-Dec. 21, 2025. Musical. Book: Joseph Stein. Score: Stephen Schwartz. Director: Gordon Greenberg. 2 hrs, 30 min. Critic: Da…
SOURCE: TotalTheater at 07:29PMRegional – Sarasota, FL: Florida State University Conservatory at Asolo Rep’s Cook Theater: 5555 North Tamiami Trail. Nov. 4-Nov. 23, 2025. Comedy. Author: Kate Hamill adapting Jane Aust…
SOURCE: TotalTheater at 06:45PMRegional – Sarasota, FL: Florida Studio Theater’s Gompertz Theater: 1241 North Palm Avenue. Nov. 7-Dec. 28, 2025. Musical. Book & Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens. Music: Stephen Flaherty. Direct…
SOURCE: TotalTheater at 07:46PMoff-Broadway – Public Theater: 425 Lafayette Street. Oct. 15-Nov. 9, 2025. Musical. Book/Lyrics: Jordan E. Cooper. Music: Donald Lawrence. Director: Stevie Walker-Webb. Critic: David Shewa…
SOURCE: TotalTheater at 08:15PMoff-Broadway – Manhattan Theater Club at City Center-Stage 1: 131 West 55 Street. Nov. 5-Nov. 30, 2025. Drama. Author: Martyna Majok. Director: Trip Cullman. 2 hrs, 30 min. Critic: David S…
SOURCE: TotalTheater at 05:26AMoff-Broadway – New York City Center: 131 West 55 Street. Oct. 29-Nov. 9, 2025. Musical. Book: Brian Flemming and Keythe Farley. Score: Laurence O’Keefe. Director: Alex Timbers. 2 hrs, 30…
SOURCE: TotalTheater at 03:39PMRegional – West Palm Beach, FL: Palm Beach Dramaworks. Ended Nov. 9, 2025. Drama. Author: Katori Hall. Director: Belinda Boyd. 1 hr, 45 min. Critic: Aaron Krause (Oct. 2025). ***1/2 The we…
SOURCE: TotalTheater at 02:55PMoff-Broadway – Atlantic Theater’s Linda Gross Theater: 336 West 20 Street. Oct. 15-Nov. 22, 2025. One-Acts. Author: Ethan Coen. Director: Neil Pepe. 90 min. Critic: David Sheward (Oct. 2…
SOURCE: TotalTheater at 02:20PMoff-Broadway – Stage 42: 422 West 42 Street. Oct. 27-open run (as of 10/2025). Musical. Book: Robin Schiff. Score: Gwendolyn Sanford and Brandon Jay. Director: Kristin Hanggi. 2 hrs, 15 mi…
SOURCE: TotalTheater at 05:38PMRegional – River Hills, WI: Acacia Theater Company at St. Christopher’s Church’s Norvell Commons: 7845 North River Road. Oct. 24-Nov. 9, 2025. Drama. Author: Mark St. Germain. Director…
SOURCE: TotalTheater at 07:57AMoff-Broadway – Druid Theater at the Irish Arts Center: 726 11th Avenue. Oct. 22-Nov. 23, 2025. Dark Comedy. Author: Samuel Beckett. Director: Garry Hynes. Critic: David Sheward (Oct. 2025)…
SOURCE: TotalTheater at 07:15PMRegional – Fort Lauderdale, FL: Broward Center for the Performing Arts: 201 SouthWest 5th Avenue. Oct. 21-Oct. 26, 2025. Drama. Author: Lolita Chakrabarti adapting Yann Martel novel. Direc…
SOURCE: TotalTheater at 02:59PMoff-Broadway – Minetta Lane Theater: 18 Minetta Lane. Sept. 18-Nov. 1, 2025. Musical. Authors: Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson. Director: David Mendizabal. Critic: David Sheward (Oct. …
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