If alien life-forms ever come to Earth and require a human representative, take them immediately to Cecily Strong.
She’s already had the practice, after all, playing Trudy, who is explaining Earth to... Read more
Off-Broadway Reviews
Our enthusiastic team of critics also covers a great volume of Off-Broadway productions in New York City, so why not peruse through our Off-Broadway Reviews section and find out what theatrical delights are entertaining audiences beyond the Great White Way?
Of course, our reviews solely represent the views and opinions of the individual critic. Nevertheless, they are sure to provide helpful guidelines in an ever-growing and flourishing Off-Broadway scene. Or visit the reviews archive for closed shows.
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Holiday musicals are often cheery but don’t quite leave an imprint. So when one does, it sticks like a wet candy cane. The Streets of New York, a musical revival adapted from Dion Boucicault’s 1857... Read more -
If you’re triggered by the sight and sound of guns (even prop replicas), it’d be wise to skip the Classic Stage Company’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s strange and stirring Assassins. Rifles and... Read more -
There are many ways that a live-action production of Disney’s Winnie the Pooh could have gone awry. Thankfully, the newly opened Off-Broadway musical adaptation of Pooh has eschewed a theme park... Read more -
I’ve experienced my share of Halloween-themed theatre (including ones where I was blindfolded). But what I’ve rarely experienced was a room where audience members screamed in fright from all... Read more -
Persuasion has none of the opulence you’d expect from Regency England — the walls and floor are nearly bare, making the characters, in full period costume, feel like they’ve been plucked out of their... Read more -
We’re all searching for some version of safety. A place where one is free to think, speak, live, and love that is exempt of judgement and ridicule. Sanctuary City, a new play from Pulitzer Prize... Read more -
A woman languishes in her room. One moment she’s sprawled across the bed, burrowing beneath the covers, the next she bolts upright and pulls the sheets tight, trying to align her inner and outer... Read more -
It’s strange to experience a show like Seven Deadly Sins in New York City right now. Performed in multiple storefronts to a guided audience using headsets, the production is a slick, seamlessly stage... Read more -
It’s a snap to embrace a show that knows itself. Speakeasy, a bawdy and boozy burlesque, goes down easy in the lower level lounge of the newly reopened Bond 45 restaurant in the Theatre District.... Read more