David Finkle

The Best Reviewed Broadway Shows of 2025
by Sidney Paterra - Dec 30, 2025

37 Broadway shows opened in 2025, and while not all of them were loved by the critics, there were plenty of standouts all year long. We're breaking down the best Broadway shows of 2025 by month, as reviewed by New York City theatre critics and rounded up right here at BroadwayWorld.

Review Roundup: PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK at Greenwich House Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Dec 22, 2025

PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK, the new rock musical, is now in performances at Greenwich House Theatre. Learn more about the production and read the reviews here!

Review Roundup: TARTUFFE Returns Off-Broadway Starring Matthew Broderick
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 17, 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!

Review Roundup: GOTTA DANCE Opens Off-Broadway at the York Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Dec 4, 2025

The York Theatre Company and American Dance Machine are now presenting Gotta Dance, co-directed by Nikki Feirt Atkins and Randy Skinner. Read the reviews here!

Review Roundup: TWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK) Opens On Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 21, 2025

Olivier Award-winning actor Sam Tutty and leading lady Christiani Pitts are carrying the new musical Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York) to Broadway. The critics stopped by the new musical comedy and we've rounded up all their reactions below! Read the reviews!

Review Roundup: THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES Opens on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - Nov 10, 2025

The queen's reign has begun! Tony and Emmy Award Winner Kristin Chenoweth has officially returned to Broadway in The Queen of Versailles, which is now open at the St. James Theatre. Let's see what the New York theatre critics are saying about the new musical...

Review Roundups: 44 - THE MUSICAL Opens Off-Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 7, 2025

44 – THE MUSICAL is now open at The Daryl Roth Theatre. See what the critics are saying! 44 is a satirical look at the rise and presidency of Barack Obama, as well as the eccentric political characters he met along the way.

Review Roundup: ORATORIO FOR LIVING THINGS Opens at Signature Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 17, 2025

Signature Theatre is presenting Oratorio For Living Things, written by Heather Christian and directed by Lee Sunday Evans. See what the critics are saying about the production here.

Review Roundup: PUNCH Opens on Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 30, 2025

Manhattan Theatre Club's American premiere of Punch, by James Graham is now playing on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Read the reviews!

Review Roundup: THE HONEY TRAP at Irish Repertory Theatre
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 29, 2025

Now running at Irish Repertory Theatre is the New York Premiere of The Honey Trap by Leo McGann . Directed by Matt Torney, the cast includes Doireann Mac Mahon, Daniel Marconi, Samantha Mathis, Molly Ranson, Harrison Tipping, and Annabelle Zasowski. Let's see what the critics are saying about the new play...

Review Roundup: Live-Looped Musical MEXODUS Opens Off-Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 19, 2025

Mexodus, the acclaimed new musical written and performed by Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson and directed by David Mendizábal, has officially opened at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre. See what the critics thought in our review roundup below!

Review Roundup: ART Opens On Broadway Starring Bobby Cannavale, James Corden, and Neil Patrick Harris
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 17, 2025

The first-ever Broadway revival of ART by Yasmina Reza is now running on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre. The production stars Bobby Cannavale, James Corden, and Neil Patrick Harris. Read the reviews!

Review Roundup: THE BROTHERS SIZE Opens Off-Broadway at The Shed
by Stephi Wild - Sep 11, 2025

Tarrell Alvin McCraney’s The Brothers Size is now playing at The Shed in a production co-directed by Bijan Sheibani and McCraney and starring André Holland, Alani iLongwe and Malcolm Mays. Read the reviews here!

Review Roundup: MAMMA MIA! Returns to Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 15, 2025

Here we go again! The beloved jukebox musical classic turned global film phenomenon MAMMA MIA! has returned home to Broadway is now playing at the Winter Garden Theatre. Read the reviews!

Review Roundup: AVA: THE SECRET CONVERSATIONS Starring Elizabeth McGovern Opens at City Center
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 8, 2025

Following a run at The Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, AVA: The Secret Conversations, written by and starring Downton Abbey star Elizabeth McGovern is making its New York premiere! Read reviews for the production!

Review Roundup: GINGER TWINSIES World Premiere Opens Off-Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 25, 2025

Read reviews for the world premiere of Ginger Twinsies, a loving send-up of the beloved 1998 film The Parent Trap. now playing Off-Broadway at the Orpheum Theatre.

Review Roundup: Conor McPherson's THE WEIR Returns to Irish Rep
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 18, 2025

This summer Irish Rep brings back The Weir by Conor McPherson, directed by Ciarán O’Reilly. A longtime Irish Rep favorite, this marks the company’s fourth staging of The Weir, following acclaimed runs in 2013 and 2015, and a 2020 digital adaptation. Read reviews for the production.

Review Roundup: HEATHERS THE MUSICAL Returns Off-Broadway at New World Stages
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 11, 2025

The candy store is open! Heathers The Musical, the cult-hit musical returns Off-Broadway this season at New World Stages in a new production starring Lorna Courtney, Casey Likes and more! Read the Off-Broadway reviews!

Review Roundup: CALL ME IZZY is Now Playing on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Jun 13, 2025

The world premiere production of Call Me Izzy has officially opened on Broadway starring six-time Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated actress Jean Smart. Performances run through August 17, 2025. Read the reviews here!

Review Roundup: Red Bull Theater's THE IMAGINARY INVALID
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 4, 2025

RED BULL THEATER is presenting the Off-Broadway production of The Imaginary Invalid by Molière, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher and directed by Jesse Berger. Mark Linn-Baker and Sarah Stiles lead the cast, along with Arnie Burton, Russell Daniels, Manoel Felciano, Emilie Kouatchou, Emily Swallow, and John Yi.Check out what the critics are saying.