Ta-Tynisa Wilson, Adrian Galante, John Pagano, Hilary Kole (Photo: Russ Rowland) Going Bacharach: The Songs of an Icon By Julia Polinsky on January 13, 2026 If you have a memory for pop tunes that spans more than a decade, you’ve heard the songs of Burt Bacharach. In a career that lasted over 70 years, Bacharach’s…
The Ensemble (Photo: Matthew Murphy) Picnic at Hanging Rock By Joel Benjamin on January 6, 2026 In 1967 Australian writer Joan Lindsay wrote a disturbingly eerie novel, Picnic at Hanging Rock. Lindsay’s novel created a scenario that resonated with the public so strongly that most people believed it was a true story, bolstered by the…
Paloma Garcia-Lee, Jess Leprotto (Photo: Bjorn Bolinder) Gotta Dance! with American Dance Machine By Matthew Rolandon December 5, 2025 “The time to sing is when your emotional level is just too high to speak anymore, and the time to dance is when your emotions are just too strong to only sing about how you feel.”…
Ariana Debose, Scott Bakula and the Ensemble (Photo: Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman) The Baker’s Wife By Marc Miller on November 19, 2025 The pretty young woman is erotically drawn to the sexy young stud, but for plot reasons she’s committed to the much less attractive older man, and after a tryst with the young…
The company (Photo: Ben Arons) Oratorio for Living Things By Deirdre Donovan on November 18, 2025 Signature Theatre launches its newest residency with Heather Christian’s Oratorio for Living Things, an immersive, in-the-round explosion of sound and spirit that bridges science, memory, and cosmic wonder. Under the direction of Lee Sunday Evans, the celebrated ensemble—many returning…
Laura Bell Bundy, Kara Lindsay, and the company (Photo: Valerie Terranova) Romy & Michele: The Musical By Matthew Roland on November 8, 2025 “I Invented Post-its.” Another cult classic has received the musical treatment, but was it worth it? Romy & Michele: The Musical, now playing Off-Broadway at Stage 42, transforms the 1997 comedy Romy…
Tiffany Mann, Latrice Pace, Sheléa Melody McDonald (Photo: Joan Marcus) OH HAPPY DAY! By Carol Rocamora on October 16, 2025 “This is what four thousand years old looks like when you moisturize!” So saith Holy Divine, one of the ancient three sisters in a rocking gospel-trio. And we’re off and running on another wild…
The Ensemble (Photo: Carol Rosegg) This Is Not A Drill By Julia Polinsky on October 9, 2025 This Is Not A Drill, now at the York Theatre, offers a pleasant enough way to pass a couple of hours in the theater. If there are no surprises, then also there’s something to be said about smooth…
J. Harrison Ghee, Bryson Battle (Photo: Marc J. Franklin) Saturday Church By Julia Polinsky on September 30, 2025 Take me to church. Please. Saturday Church, now playing at New York Theatre Workshop, opens with the magnificent, ebullient, Tony-winning, can-do-no-wrong J. Harrison Ghee as Black Jesus, asking, “Can I show y’all what collective love looks like?…
Take me to church. Please. Saturday Church, now playing at New York Theatre Workshop, opens with the magnificent, ebullient, Tony-winning, can-do-no-wrong J. Harrison Ghee as Black Jesus, asking, “Can I show y’all what collective love looks like? What collective joy looks like? What collective healing looks like?” As directed by…