Sunday, April 26, 2026
Some shows are better Off Broadway either because the smaller theater helps the ambiance or the smaller budget inspires greater imagination or there is a “let’s put on a show” vibe tha…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:30PMSaturday, April 25, 2026
"Rheology" previously seen at Brooklyn’s Bushwick Starr in the spring of 2025 has reopened at Playwrights Horizons and proves to be a unique meta-theatrical experience with both performers…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:20PMFriday, April 24, 2026
Among Bradshaw’s revisions are the use of a narrator, reducing the original cast list from 25 to four, adding an intermission, updating some of the slang to contemporary speech, and having…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 05:05PMTuesday, April 14, 2026
While 'Titus Andronicus" is not for the squeamish, it has definite importance in Shakespeare’s canon showing us where he started, how he was influenced by his contemporaries, and how …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:35PMMonday, April 13, 2026
Playwright Cary Gitter and composer Neil Berg’s "How My Grandparents Fell in Love," their follow-up musical to "The Sabbath Girl" also seen at 59E59 Theaters, is a charming old school…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:46PMSunday, April 12, 2026
The company of PAC NYC production of “Cats: The Jellicle Ball†at the Broadhurst Theatre (Photo credit: Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade) In recent years we have …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:39PMNicole Travolta, a member of the famous Hollywood family, has turned her life into a one-woman show that is introducing her to the New York stage. "Nicole Travolta is Doing Alright" is an en…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 05:52PMWednesday, April 8, 2026
If you ever wondered what it is really like to work in the corridors of power, "Public Charge" based on the political career of Julissa Reynoso, an idealistic diplomat who was Deputy Assista…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:26PMTuesday, April 7, 2026
"School Pictures," Milo Cramer’s last New York show, a solo musical, was wildly inventive, hilarious funny, and extremely insightful about the New York education system, based on his …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 07:43PMTuesday, March 31, 2026
The dominant form of American theater since Edward Albee’s "Who’s Afraid of Virigina Woolf?" has been the dysfunctional family drama of which there have been countless such pla…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:28PMMonday, March 30, 2026
Sierra Boggess and Adam Jacobs in a scene from the York Theatre’s production of the musical “Monte Cristo†at Theatre at St. Jean’s (Photo credit: Carol Rosegg) Aft…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:53PMThe world premiere of Anna Ziegler’s new play, "Antigone (This Play I Read in High School)" now at The Public Theater, is one of four ambitious attempts to update Sophocles’ tr…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:00PMSaturday, March 28, 2026
Ryan Howell’s Art Deco unit set with the outline of the Chrysler Building gives the story a midtown feel but does not make clear when all this is happening. The costumes by Cathy Smal…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:46PMWednesday, March 25, 2026
"Blood/Love," the Vampire Pop Opera, may just have the most energy of any musical in town. Dynamic, obsessive and seductive this rock opera is the kind they don’t seem to write any mo…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:13PMTuesday, March 24, 2026
Mannes Opera’s production of "The Silent Serenade" now seems retro with its lilting score, a combination of Johann Strauss II and Jerome Kern who was working in Hollywood during Korng…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:53PMSunday, March 22, 2026
"Burnout Paradise" is the most unique show in New York right now and enormous fun. A sort of athletic performance piece, it is also an interactive circus competition. Four members from the A…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 06:41PMThursday, March 19, 2026
James Caverly and Andew Morrill’s Trash is a provocative play about two late 20s deaf roommates who have nothing in common except sharing an apartment. However, what is most intriguin…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:49PMTuesday, March 17, 2026
The latest show about intolerance and social outcasts is the delightful "Bigfoot! A New Musical," now at New York City Center Stage I. Similar in plot to "Bat Boy: The Musical" but with a ha…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:25PMSaturday, March 14, 2026
While not the classic that "Hobson’s Choice" has become, Harold Brighouse’s follow-up play "Zack" proves to be a charming Edwardian comedy drama in the Mint Theater Company�
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:03PMTuesday, March 10, 2026
Billed as a “comedy in two acts†on its title page, it is not funny nor does it deal with comic material, though the direction tries to emphasize its bitchier moments. Its plot i…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:53PMSunday, March 8, 2026
Unlike "Glengarry Glen Ross" which also begins at luncheon meetings in a Chinese restaurant but then took us to the office in its second act, "Chinese Republicans" is mostly set at the month…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:23PMSaturday, March 7, 2026
Alcoholism and Alzheimer’s wouldn’t seem to have much in common. However, Jake Brasch cleverly links the two in his comedy drama "The Reservoir," the story of a recovering drun…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:55PMTuesday, February 24, 2026
Not only does Phanésia Pharel’s "The Waterfall" have a great deal to say, it is also very revealing of immigrant views on the American Dream. A tour de force for two actresses, Tay…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:48PMSunday, February 22, 2026
Written and directed by Ngozi Anyanwu, author of "The Last of the Love Letters" (Atlantic Theater Company) and "Good Grief" (Vineyard Theatre), 'The Monsters" is a tour de force for two acto…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 06:19PMSaturday, February 21, 2026
Like Beth Wohl’s Liberation, Jacob Perkins’ "The Dinosaurs" follows a group of women who meet weekly to discuss a problem that interests them, in this case alcoholic addiction.…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 08:19PMThursday, February 19, 2026
Tata’s staging is also problematic making almost every scene look like every other. The mob scenes have been reduced to five actors (other than the lead characters) which does not…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 05:28PMMonday, February 16, 2026
Going along with leaving much unsaid, Zeldin in his direction has kept things rather slow and leisurely so that the play’s 80 minutes seems much longer. Also much of the backstory is …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:31PMSunday, February 15, 2026
"Just Desserts" is an entertaining satire on competitions, “a musical bake-off.†With witty songs and colorful characters this show with book and lyrics by Barbara Campbell and m…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:30PMTuesday, February 10, 2026
After a several year hiatus, The Storm Theatre, one of the last classical theater companies left in New York, is back with an elegant and polished production of Oscar Wilde’s rarely s…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:36PMSunday, February 8, 2026
The company of Elevator Repair Service’s production of “Ulysses†in partnership with 2026 Under the Radar Festival at The Public Theater (Photo credit: Joan Marcus) Unlike…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:53PMThursday, February 5, 2026
Spit & Vigor Theatre Company has an interesting approach to stagecraft at least with its return engagement of Nick Thomas’ Anonymous, now at their new home at the Tiny Baby Black …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 07:18PM 
