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New York Drama Critics' Circle Unearths Long-Lost Award Plaque
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 25, 2025

The New York Drama Critics' Circle has unearthed the plaque that originally accompanied its annual award for Best American Play, and will return to awarding the plaque this year.

Review Roundup: A KNOCK ON THE ROOF Opens at NYTW
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 28, 2025

New York Theatre Workshop just celebrated opening night of A Knock on the Roof, written by Khawla Ibraheem, and directed by Obie Award winner and NYTW Usual Suspect Oliver Butler. Let's see what the critics are saying about the new play...

Review Roundup: EUREKA DAY Opens On Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 17, 2024

The Broadway premiere of Eureka Day, a new comedy from playwright Jonathan Spector, celebrates its opening night tonight in a new production from Anna D. Shapiro! Read the reviews!

Review Roundup: CULT OF LOVE Opens On Broadway Starring Zachary Quinto, Shailene Woodley and More
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 13, 2024

The critics have reacted and the reviews are rolling in! Read their reviews for Cult of Love on Broadway!

Review Roundup: Katori Hall’s THE BLOOD QUILT
by Nicole Rosky - Nov 22, 2024

Lincoln Center Theater just celebrated opening night of Katori Hall’s THE BLOOD QUILT at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater. The production is directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz. Check out what the critics are saying about the new play here!

Review Roundup: TAMMY FAYE Opens On Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 15, 2024

The story of famed evangelist Tammy Faye Bakker comes to life in a new Broadway musical starring Katie Brayben, Christian Borle, and Michael Cerveris! The critics stopped by the newly renovated Palace Theatre to hear the gospel of Tammy! Read all of the reviews!

Review Roundup: MAYBE HAPPY ENDING, Starring Darren Criss and Helen J Shen.
by Nicole Rosky - Nov 12, 2024

Though the company celebrated last night, Maybe Happy Ending officially opens on Broadway today, November 12. Check out what the critics are saying about the new musical here.

Review Roundup: GATZ Returns Off-Broadway at The Public Theater
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 10, 2024

Reviews are in for the New York City encore production of Elevator Repair Service’s GATZ directed by John Collins at The Public Theater, running now through December 1. Read what the critics had to say below!

Review Roundup: ANOTHER SHOT
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 30, 2024

Another Shot, the new off-Broadway comedy that takes sobriety seriously, just celebrated its opening night off-Broadway atThe Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre at the Pershing Square Signature. Check out what the critics are saying about the new play...

Review Roundup: IN THE AMAZON WAREHOUSE PARKING LOT at Playwrights Horizons
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 29, 2024

Playwrights Horizons is now presenting Sarah Mantell’s Susan Smith Blackburn Prize-winning In the Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot. Check out what the critics are saying about the new play...

Review Roundup: Adam Driver Stars In HOLD ON TO ME DARLING Off Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 17, 2024

Stage and screen star Adam Driver returns to the New York theatre scene in Kenneth Lonergan’s Hold on to Me Darling. Read the reviews!

Review Roundup: DEEP HISTORY at the Public Theater
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 11, 2024

The Public Theater just celebrated opening night for the North American premiere of DEEP HISTORY, a solo show by Australian playwright and performer David Finnigan. Check out what the critics are saying and read all the reviews!

Review Roundup: THE BIG GAY JAMBOREE Opens Off-Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 7, 2024

The Big Gay Jamboree has officially arrived off-Broadway! The new musical is directed and choreographed by Connor Gallagher, with a book by Marla Mindelle and Jonathan Parks-Ramage, and music & lyrics by Mindelle and Philip Drennen. The critics have spoken and you can check out what they are saying about the new show in all of the reviews here!

KEEPIN' IT REAL & More Set for Illusion Theatre 50th Anniversary 2024-25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 9, 2024

ILLUSION THEATER celebrates its 50th anniversary with a season of new plays and special performances, honoring its legacy of producing transformative theater on pressing social issues.

Review Roundup: SIX CHARACTERS at Lincoln Center Theater
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 30, 2024

The Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 production of SIX CHARACTERS, a new play by Phillip Howze and directed by Dustin Wills, opens tonight at the Claire Tow Theater. Read the reviews!

Review Roundup: OH, MARY! Opens On Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 12, 2024

Cole Escola’s Oh, Mary! opens tonight at the Lyceum Theatre, following a sold out, twice extended world premiere run at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.

Photos: Go Inside the 2024 Off-Broadway Alliance Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 24, 2024

Check out photos from the 2024 Off-Broadway Alliance Awards!

Review Roundup: THE WELKIN Opens at Atlantic Theater Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 13, 2024

Read the reviews for The Welkin at Atlantic Theater Company.

The Alliance Theatre to Present World Premiere of BABBLE LAB This Summer
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 7, 2024

The 56th season of the Alliance Theatre will begin this summer with BABBLE LAB, a world premiere co-production with Children’s Theatre Company. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Review Roundup: HOME Opens On Broadway Directed By Kenny Leon
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 6, 2024

Home opens at the Todd Haimes Theatre on Broadway. Read the reviews!