Tartuffe (Hnath)
Closing: January 24, 2026Tartuffe (Hnath) - 2025 Off-Broadway History , Info & More
New York Theatre Workshop
79 East 4th Street New York, NY 10003
Tartuffe is in our house. We’ve got to get him out.
Tony Award nominee Lucas Hnath (Red Speedo; A Doll’s House, Part 2) and Obie Award winner Sarah Benson (Teeth, Fairview) conspire to bring us a razor-sharp reinvention of Molière’s iconoclastic comedy in a mad-dash production full of ferocious wit, outrageous design, and downright buffoonery.
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'Tartuffe' Off-Broadway review — French farce gets a fresh face
5 / 10
The convention is a little too on the nose — we know no one in this family is the humble, selfless servant Tartuffe claimed to be, but we did just spend two hours invested in their stories and hoping for a happy ending. Hnath and Benson seem a tad too comfortable in their smug resignation; I half expected Trump to come out to pardon Orgon’s treason, not a messenger of Louis XIV. The scenic design by dots is clever, with the family’s home placed atop a clay tennis court, but it leaves little to look at. Once you get the conceit, it gets old fast. Perhaps the same could be said of the production.
Tartuffe: Lucas Hnath Runs Out of Rhymes on Molière’s Classic
4 / 10
In 2025, Lucas Hnath, one of our foremost contemporary playwrights who never misses, has contributed a Tartuffe revival that consists of so many off-rhymed couplets they may outnumber the couplets properly rhymed. So much so that this “new version” is instantly a disorienting miss. It’s why I cannot in good conscience recommend the production unreservedly.
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by Robert Bannon - January 9, 2026
In this video, Francis Jue dives into his current turn in Tartuffe at New York Theatre Workshop, sharing insights on reimagining a classic for today’s audiences and what excites him most about the process. It’s a thoughtful, funny, and inspiring start to the year—one that celebrates craft, perseverance, and the joy of storytelling as we toast what’s ahead.
by Stephi Wild - December 23, 2025
New York Theatre Workshop has announced that there will be an added final performance of the world premiere of a new version of Molière’s Tartuffe, by Tony Award nominee Lucas Hnath. Learn more here!
by A.A. Cristi - December 16, 2025
Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick returns to the stage as the title character in Molière’s Tartuffe in the world premiere production of a new version from playwright Lucas Hnath, Read all of the reviews!
by Josh Sharpe - November 13, 2025
Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick, now in rehearsals for the play Tartuffe, looked back on an onstage mishap that occurred during the run of Broadway's Plaza Suite during a visit to Late Night with Seth Meyers. Find out what happened here!
by Josh Sharpe - November 12, 2025
Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick recently joined Live with Kelly and Mark to discuss his latest role as the title character in Molière’s Tartuffe. Check out the conversation now.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 16, 2025
New York Theatre Workshop has revealed the full cast for the world premiere of a new version of Molière’s classic comedy Tartuffe. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
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