I FOUND A NEW BEAU FOR YOU But this wonderful new musical closes on January 4, 2026 at St. Luke's There are two standout reasons to catch Beau the Musical, the moving and musically stirring …
A BELOVED CLASSIC REBORN WITH BELL CHOIRS, SNOWFALL & HEART ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Are you fond of bell choirs, Christmas carols, indoor sn…
GOTTA SEE THIS SHOW! ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ I've been a fan of American Dance Machine since I was a kid in the 1980s"a company devoted to resta…
A PLAY HELD TOGETHER BY BANDAGES: SCALPAL, PLEASE Colt Coeur's world premiere of The Surgeon and Her Daughters, written by Chris Gabo, is a play of ideas"debates volleyed across generations,…
"TOWN OF NASTY" AND OTHER THINGS WE BLURT OUT FOR FREE SPEECH Immersive pulp fiction where the audience writes the filth The world premiere of Dirty Books is an immersive play written and di…
THE MARATHON OF MAKING ART A process piece that asks as much of the audience as the ensemble Perhaps the title of Nazareth Hassan's new play Practice, which opened at Playwrights Horizons to…
FROM CALLING CUES TO TAKING THEM Ruth Sternberg on her unexpected return to The Public" this time as an actor For nearly two decades, Ruth Sternberg was one of the steady, unseen engines of …
A SPELLBINDING CAULDRON BOILS OVER, SUMMONING THEATER'S WILD GODS Suffice it to say, there's nothing else in New York quite like Anne Washburn's new play The Burning Cauldron of Fiery Fire, …
A LOVE LETTER TO THE OBAMAS THAT BRINGS THE WHITE HOUSE DOWN The biggest surprise of the season for me has been 44 the Musical, which opened last night at the Daryl Roth Theatre. Billed as a…
NOSTALGIA IN THE SPOTLIGHT, MODERNITY IN THE WINGS At a time when most new musicals chase novelty, Reunions looks lovingly backward. Conceived as a pair of one-act chamber pieces performed b…
WHEN CIVILIZATION CRASHES IN QUIET MODE Cellunova Productions' latest outing, Destination Undefined ventures into the future with a provocative premise that might make you reconsider your st…
POLLUTION ISN'T THE ONLY PROBLEM IN SULFUR BOTTOM Playwright Rishi Varma sets out with noble intentions in Sulfur Bottom"to shine a light on environmental racism and the communities whose li…
TA-DA! AND OTHER QUEER MAGIC TRICKS For Josh Sharp, "ta-da!" is code for gay. As a twelve-year-old magician, it was his entrance line: "ta-da!" Yeah, totally gay. But growing up in the South…
DARWIN DEL FABRO STUNS IN A PERFORMANCE OF BECOMING One reason the queer community has found broader acceptance in America " generally speaking " is that most people today know someone who i…
FRANK MORGAN Not too long ago in Sag Harbor, Morgan Bassichis spent time at an artist residency. For those unfamiliar with such places, Morgan wryly explained that "an art residency is when …
PATCHWORK PATRIOTISM, POWERED BY A KILLER SETLIST With a book credited to Bryce Hallett, one may expect Rolling Thunder to be a new Off-Broadway musical. Despite the presence of a librettist…
A Woman's Journey of Self-Discovery Presented in the Year of the Snake, Lady White Snake offers a contemporary interpretation of one of China's great folktales"long retold in theatre, film, …
TWO GINGER SNAPS UP FOR THIS PARENT TRAP PARODY The subtitle for Ginger Twinsies, the new Off-Broadway comedy which last tonight at the Orpheum Theatre, reads: "The Parent Trap parody (legal…
THE MORRIS, THE MERRIER The Mark Morris Dance Group celebrates its 45th anniversary with a dynamic return to The Joyce Theater. Program B showcases a wide-ranging display of the company's ha…
JOY TO THE WHIRL For every inventive soul who's ever heard "no," "pass," or "next," Joy is for you. Based on the life of Miracle Mop inventor Joy Mangano, this briskly staged musical deliver…
YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S IN STORE; SHOP 'TIL REALITY DROPS Area15 is an immersive retail and entertainment district located just minutes from the Las Vegas Strip. Its crown jewel is Omega Mar…
A DARKLY HILARIOUS REVIVAL The 1989 cult classic film, Heathers (if you haven't seen it, it's a friggin' must) preceeded the film Mean Girls (2004) by fifteen years. Later, it was adapted in…
A WESTERN WORTH REVISITING The Onomatopoeia Theatre Company, in collaboration with the Gene Frankel Theatre, brings back The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance in a compelling and timely revival. …
JOYFUL, JERKY, AND JUST WHAT OFF-BROADWAY NEEDS There are two powerful reasons to see Bear Grease. First: The deeply felt curtain speech by Henry Cloud Andrade, co-writer/co-creator"with Cry…
ELLA STILLER'S DILARIA: A DEBUT IN EXTREMIS Three striking Off-Broadway debuts anchor Dilaria, a sharp, volatile new play by Julia Randall at the DR2"the Daryl Roth Theater's 99-seat space j…