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Review Roundup: CAN I BE FRANK? by Morgan Bassichis at SoHo Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 5, 2025

Can I Be Frank?, written by and starring comedian, artist, and writer Morgan Bassichis, directed by 2025 Tony Award winner Sam Pinkleton (Oh, Mary!; Josh Sharp’s ta-da!), based on and with original material by the late comedian and performance artist Frank Maya is playing now at SoHo Playhouse. Read reviews for the show!

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: THE GOSPEL AT COLONUS at Little Island
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 14, 2025

Little Island is now presenting the reimagining of Lee Breuer and Bob Telson's Pulitzer Prize-finalist The Gospel at Colonus, directed by Shayok Misha Chowdhury. Let's see what the critics are saying about the production...

Review Roundup: TROPHY BOYS Opens at MCC Theater
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 26, 2025

The US Premiere of Trophy Boys by Emmanuelle Mattana and celebrated its official opening night at MCC Theater. Read reviews for the production, directed by 2024 Tony Award-winner and 2025 Tony Award-nominee Danya Taymor.

Review Roundup: PRINCE F****T at Playwrights Horizons
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 18, 2025

Jordan Tannahill's Prince Faggot, directed by Shayok Misha Chowdhury, just made its world premiere at Playwrights Horizons, starring Rachel Crowl, K. Todd Freeman, David Greenspan, Mihir Kumar, John McCrea, and N’yomi Allure Stewart. Check out what the critics are saying about the new play...

Review Roundup: John Krasinski in ANGRY ALAN
by Stephi Wild - Jun 12, 2025

Performances are now underway for John Krasinski in Penelope Skinner’s ANGRY ALAN, directed by Sam Gold. This inaugural production at Studio Seaview plays through August 3. Read the reviews here!

Review Roundup: THE LAST BIMBO OF THE APOCALYPSE Off-Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 14, 2025

The Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse, a world premiere musical with book by Michael Breslin and Patrick Foley, music and lyrics by Michael Breslin is now playing Off-Broadway. See what the critics are saying...

Review Roundup: FIVE MODELS IN RUINS, 1981 at Lincoln Center Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 6, 2025

See what the critics are saying about Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3's Five Models in Ruins, 1981 – a new play by Caitlin Saylor Stephen. Read the reviews for the production here!

MAYBE HAPPY ENDING and PURPOSE Take Top Prizes At New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards
by A.A. Cristi - May 6, 2025

The New York Drama Critics' Circle has named Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s Purpose Best Play of the 2024-25 season. The award for Best Musical went to Maybe Happy Ending, book by Will Aronson and Hue Park, music by Will Aronson, lyrics by Hue Park.

New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards Will Be Announced Next Week
by Stephi Wild - Apr 30, 2025

The winners of the 2025 New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards will be announced next week. The awards include a cash prize of $2,500 for Best Play, made possible by a grant from the Lucille Lortel Foundation.

Review Roundup: DEAD OUTLAW Opens on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 27, 2025

Dead Outlaw is running on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre! The new musical features a book by Itamar Moses, music and lyrics from David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna, and is directed by David Cromer. Let's see what the critics are saying about the new musical...

Review Roundup: PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL Opens On Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 25, 2025

Pirates! The Penzance Musical, the swashbucking new take on a Gilbert and Sullivan classic, opens on Broadway tonight! The new adaptation delivers a fresh take on the tongue-twisting Major-General, the rabble-rousing Pirate King, and more! Read the reviews!

Review Roundup: FLOYD COLLINS Opens On Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 22, 2025

A shocking and true tale of the American West comes to life on Broadway tonight as FLOYD COLLINS, opens at Lincoln Center Theater, in a new production starring Tony-nominee Jeremy Jordan. Read the reviews of the musical's Broadway debut!

Review Roundup: Caryl Churchill's GLASS. KILL. WHAT IF IF ONLY. IMP. Opens Off-Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 17, 2025

The Public Theater just celebrated opening night of GLASS. KILL. WHAT IF IF ONLY. IMP., a quartet of inventive new plays written by the groundbreaking playwright Caryl Churchill and directed by Obie Award winner James Macdonald. Let's see what the critics are saying about the production...

Review Roundup: SMASH Opens On Broadway Starring Robyn Hurder and More
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 11, 2025

Read reviews for Broadway’s SMASH at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre. The new musical, inspired by the hit NBC television series, takes audiences inside the backstage pandemonium behind the scenes of Bombshell, a musical about Marilyn Monroe.

Review Roundup: Ken Urban’s DANGER AND OPPORTUNITY Off-Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Apr 4, 2025

Danger and Opportunity, a new play by award-winning playwright Ken Urban, is now playing off-Broadway. Read the reviews and learn more about the production here!

Review Roundup: THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY, Starring Sarah Snook
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 28, 2025

Oscar Wilde’s tale of beauty, excess, and a deal with the devil comes to Broadway in The Picture of Dorian Gray, starring Emmy Award-winner Sarah Snook. Check out what the critics had to say about the New York premiere of this acclaimed production!

Review Roundup: WINE IN THE WILDERNESS At Classic Stage Company
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 25, 2025

Classic Stage Company is presenting Wine in the Wilderness by Alice Childress (Trouble in Mind) directed by Tony Award winner LaChanze (Trouble in Mind) in her New York directorial debut. Read the reviews!

Review Roundup: OPERATION MINCEMEAT Opens On Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 21, 2025

Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical is now running on Broadway! The new musical smash tells the wildly improbable and hilarious true story of the covert operation that turned the tide of WWII. Read the reviews!

Review Roundup: BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB Opens On Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 20, 2025

The sounds of Cuba come to vibrant life on Broadway in Buena Vista Social Club, the musical new musical based on the legendary album of the same name. The critics have weighed in. Read their reviews of Buena Vista Social Club!