Thursday, February 26, 2026

Chinese Republicans: Clever, Venom-Tipped Arrows, Ineffectively Aimed by Steven Suskin

★★★☆☆ Alex Lin’s barbed comedy at the Roundabout doesn’t quite hit its target The post Chinese Republicans: Clever, Venom-Tipped Arrows, Ineffectively Aimed appeared first on N…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM
Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Meat Suit, or the shitshow of motherhood: An Overcooked Satire by Roma Torre

★★☆☆☆ Second Stage Theater's world premiere play about the bad and ugly side of motherhood. The post Meat Suit, or the shitshow of motherhood: An Overcooked Satire appeared first …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:30PM
Tuesday, February 24, 2026

The Reservoir: Comic Play About Addiction Doesn’t Go Deep Enough by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Noah Galvin plays a young man struggling with alcoholism and the decline of his aging grandparents in Jake Brasch's dramedy. The post The Reservoir: Comic Play About Addicti…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:30PM
Monday, February 23, 2026

Mother Russia: Finding Comedy in a Country’s Dark History by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ The collapse of the Soviet Union and the rise of capitalism prove excellent fodder for Lauren Yee’s sharp new play The post Mother Russia: Finding Comedy in a Country’s D…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM

You Got Older: Quirkiness Masquerading as Cleverness by Frank Scheck

★★☆☆☆ Alia Shawkat and Peter Friedman star in Clare Barron's dramedy about a woman taking care of her dying father. The post You Got Older: Quirkiness Masquerading as Cleverness a…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:00PM
Monday, February 16, 2026

The Dinosaurs: Time Passages by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Kathleen Chalfant and Elizabeth Marvel lead the ensemble in a new play about a women’s sobriety group The post The Dinosaurs: Time Passages appeared first on New York Stage…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM
Saturday, February 14, 2026

The Tragedy of Coriolanus: Much Ado About Multimedia by Michael Sommers

★★☆☆☆ A potential concept for timely Shakespeare works better in theory than onstage at TFANA The post The Tragedy of Coriolanus: Much Ado About Multimedia appeared first on New Yo…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:39PM
Thursday, February 12, 2026

The Unknown: A Solo Nail-Biter With a Memorable Cast of Characters by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ Sean Hayes delivers a riveting performance in David Cale's one-person thriller. The post The Unknown: A Solo Nail-Biter With a Memorable Cast of Characters appeared first on…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:00PM
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

The Other Place: Ancient Greek Tragedy Meets Modern Family Drama by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ Tobias Menzies and Emma D'Arcy star in Alexander Zeldin's family drama inspired by Sophocles "Antigone" The post The Other Place: Ancient Greek Tragedy Meets Modern Family Dr…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM
Sunday, February 8, 2026

Making a Show of Myself: Positively Personal by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Mary Kate O Flanagan shares affirmative stories in a winning debut at Irish Rep The post Making a Show of Myself: Positively Personal appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:37PM
Thursday, February 5, 2026

High Spirits: Death Becomes Them by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Sip and savor (but don’t think too hard about) this 1964 musicalization of Noël Coward’s famous 1941 farce The post High Spirits: Death Becomes Them appeared first on Ne…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 05:41PM

High Spirits: It Soars, It Scores by Bob Verini

★★★★☆ Encores fulfills its mission by bringing an undeservedly forgotten musical triumphantly back from the dead The post High Spirits: It Soars, It Scores appeared first on New Yo…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 05:40PM
Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Blackout Songs: A Hazy Pas de Deux by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ Abbey Lee and Owen Teague play alcoholics involved in a turbulent romance in Joe White’s Olivier Award–nominated play The post Blackout Songs: A Hazy Pas de Deux appeared…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:30PM
Sunday, January 25, 2026

Data: Hot Headlines-Focused Play With Scarifying Guarantees by David Finkle

★★★★★ Playwright Michael Libby, director Tyne Rafaeli, and four actors in tiptop form score heavily in this new and significant drama The post Data: Hot Headlines-Focused Play With…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:01PM

Data: Scorching Play Pulls Back The Curtain on the Power of Big Tech by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ Playwright Matthew Libby looks through a glass darkly to find we’re all pawns in a game of numbers, and tech titans control the board The post Data: Scorching Play Pulls Ba…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM

From Under the Radar: Ulysses by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Elevator Repair Service delivers a mad gallery of James Joyce's Dubliners The post From Under the Radar: Ulysses appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:55PM

From Under the Radar: ‘The Visitors’ and a Pair of No-Shows by Michael Sommers

The annual theater festival continues with a poignant Australian import, a cancellation, and an installation The post From Under the Radar: ‘The Visitors’ and a Pair of No-Shows appeared…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:00PM
Sunday, January 18, 2026

An Ark: Ian McKellan In A ’Photonic‘ Tonic For Our Time by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ Playwright Simon Stephens and tech wizards concoct the world’s first mixed reality play The post An Ark: Ian McKellan In A ’Photonic‘ Tonic For Our Time appeared first …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 02:01PM

An Ark: Mixed Reality Theater Provides Mixed Results by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Ian McKellen is among the performers appearing virtually in this one-act play by Simon Stephens The post An Ark: Mixed Reality Theater Provides Mixed Results appeared first o…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 02:00PM
Thursday, January 15, 2026

The Disappear: Art Isn’t Easy by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ Erica Schmidt’s world premiere dramedy skewers a self-absorbed filmmaker and the people who love him The post The Disappear: Art Isn’t Easy appeared first on New York Sta…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:02PM

The Disappear: Fun While It Lasts by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Hamish Linklater, Miriam Silverman, and Dylan Baker are among the stars of Erica Schmidt's world premiere play riffing on show business and marriage The post The Disappear: F…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:55PM

From Massachusetts: Wonder The Musical, Not So Wonderful by Bob Verini

★★☆☆☆ Musicalization of a popular young adult novel about people’s cruelty toward human difference is too-thinly told and too-broadly played The post From Massachusetts: Wonder T…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:15AM
Monday, January 12, 2026

Going Bacharach: The Songs of an Icon, in a Joyful, Virtuosic Tribute by Elysa Gardner

★★★★☆ A new revue features top-tier singers and musicians in an homage to one of the last century's greatest, grooviest composers. The post Going Bacharach: The Songs of an Icon, …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM

Going Bacharach: Mishandling an Icon’s Songs by David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ Revue supposedly honoring Burt Bacharach songs, mostly with Hal David lyrics ,comes a cropper The post Going Bacharach: Mishandling an Icon’s Songs appeared first on New Yo…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:59PM
Saturday, January 10, 2026

From Under the Radar: Bellow and Kanjincho by Michael Sommers

Fresh works from Ireland and Japan arrive in the opening week of the annual festival of innovative theater The post From Under the Radar: Bellow and Kanjincho appeared first on New York Stag…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:02AM
Thursday, January 8, 2026

Bug: Tracy Letts’ Shocker Lands on Broadway by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ Carrie Coon and Namir Smallwood star in the Steppenwolf Theater Company's production, directed by David Cromer. The post Bug: Tracy Letts’ Shocker Lands on Broadway appear…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:30PM

Bug: It’s Back, Creepier than Ever by Roma Torre

★★★☆☆ Carrie Coon is infectiously good in her husband's conspiracy-minded thriller. The post Bug: It’s Back, Creepier than Ever appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:29PM
Sunday, December 21, 2025

Picnic at Hanging Rock: Tasty Picnic, Some Ants Intruding by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Hilary Bell, Greta Gertler Gold musicalize scary novel and movie, Portia Kreigler directs The post Picnic at Hanging Rock: Tasty Picnic, Some Ants Intruding appeared first on…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:44PM
Thursday, December 18, 2025

Amahl and the Night Visitors: Grand Opera, Grandly Done by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ Gian Carlo Menotti's one-act opera shines as a holiday attraction The post Amahl and the Night Visitors: Grand Opera, Grandly Done appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM

Amahl and the Night Visitors: Kid’s Stuff or What? by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Kenny Leon strategically stages Gian Carlo Menotti’s 45-minute chamber opera The post Amahl and the Night Visitors: Kid’s Stuff or What? appeared first on New York Stage …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:59PM
Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Tartuffe: Sparkling Wine, Without the Sparkle by Steven Suskin

★★☆☆☆ Matthew Broderick and David Cross in Lucas Hnath’s Adaptation of Molière The post Tartuffe: Sparkling Wine, Without the Sparkle appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:01PM

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2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off