Theater Reviews

When it comes to New York City theater, our team of reviewers has seen it all – literally. Click below to find theater reviews for Broadway, Off-Broadway, and everything else.

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Broadway Reviews

Broadway theater is a delight. We love the bright lights, productions, and yes, even the chaos of getting to and from the theater. But we do it because it’s Broadway, baby.

  • Other Desert Cities
    By David Schultz • November 12, 2026
    It’s been just over 15 years since playwright Jon Robin Baitz’s breakthrough play Other Desert Cities opened in Manhattan, initially…
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  • A Few Good Men
    By Jarrett Winters Morley • November 5, 2026
    Lincoln Center Theater has revived Aaron Sorkin’s powerful military courtroom drama A Few Good Men. Now in performances at the…
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  • The Imaginary Invalid
    By Carol Rocamora • October 30, 2026
    Everything is over-the-top in the Roundabout’s daft, delightful new version of The Imaginary Invalid, now playing at the Todd Haimes…
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Off-Broadway Reviews

Off-Broadway is just that: musicals and plays that are presented in theaters all over the city, not in one of the 41 official Broadway houses. Click below to read our reviews of Off-Broadway plays and musicals.

  • The Dog Show. Come. Sit. Stay.
    By Deb Miller • November 12, 2026
    Have you ever wondered what dogs are thinking? Multiple Emmy and two-time Grammy Award winner David Javerbaum has, and he…
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  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
    By Deb Miller • November 9, 2026
    Following its Olivier Award-winning premiere in London’s West End, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is making its North American…
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  • Rope
    By Deirdre Donovan • November 9, 2026
    Rope, Gordon Greenberg’s new adaptation of Patrick Hamilton’s play, draws on the notorious 1924 Leopold and Loeb murder case to…
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Reviews for Everything Else

So, if it’s not on Broadway or Off-Broadway, if it’s dance, or magic, or a lecture, or Off-Off Broadway, chances are it’s probably here. These reviews highlight the entertainers, dancers, speakers, and others who dare to step on a stage in New York City.

  • Two New Books by Theater People
    By Deb Miller • November 6, 2026
    Among the latest publications by artists of the New York stage are a book for young readers on the development of an exuberant ballet student and the autobiography of a Tony-nominated musical-theater writer, lyricist, and director. Nancy Paris, It’s Me, Lilly McKee! (Windsor, CT, Vellamere House, 2026, paperback, 120 pages, $7.99, ISBN 979-8-9974599-0-1) – Following…
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  • Two New Book Releases
    By Deb Miller • September 4, 2026
    Theater lovers can catch up on their reading and revisit some of their favorite works and NYC landmarks with two recently released books. One is a two-play volume that concludes a series of twelve critically acclaimed award-winning Off-Broadway productions; the other is a new murder mystery by an industry artist, centered on the 1975 Broadway…
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  • The Last Hamlet
    By Deirdre Donovan • July 27, 2026
    What if Hamlet’s final performance really were his last? In The Last Hamlet, conceived and directed by multidisciplinary British artist Ben Duke, Duke and his company Lost Dog imaginatively turn Shakespeare’s most frequently performed tragedy inside out, creating a theatrically exhilarating fusion of drama and dance in which the Prince of Denmark fights for the…
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