Off-Broadway Reviews

'My Joy Is Heavy' Off-Broadway review — The Bengsons explore grief through song

Read our review of My Joy Is Heavy off Broadway, an autobiographical musical written and performed by married folk duo The Bengsons at New York Theatre Workshop.

'Trash' Off-Broadway review — a high-energy roommate comedy told through American Sign Language

Read our review of Trash off Broadway, a show written by and starring Deaf actors James Caverly and Andrew Morrill, who perform mainly in American Sign Language.

'Antigone (This Play I Read in High School)' Off-Broadway review — a Greek tragedy revision for the post-Roe era

Read our review of Antigone (This Play I Read in High School) off Broadway, Anna Ziegler's adaptation of Sophocles's play that blends ancient and modern settings.

'Bughouse' Off-Broadway review — enter the mysterious world of artist Henry Darger

Read our review of Bughouse off Broadway, a play about artist Henry Darger, adapted from his writings by Beth Henley and conceived and directed by Martha Clarke.

'Cold War Choir Practice' Off-Broadway review — play with music shines brighter than an atomic blast

Read our review of Cold War Choir Practice off Broadway, a new play at MCC Theater that won writer Ro Reddick the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize in February.

'What We Did Before Our Moth Days' Off-Broadway review — Wallace Shawn delivers captivating and bleakly funny storytelling

Read our review of What We Did Before Our Moth Days off Broadway, the latest collaboration between playwright Wallace Shawn and director André Gregory.

'Burnout Paradise' Off-Broadway review — a to-do list has never been more wildly exhilarating

Read our review of Burnout Paradise off Broadway, an encore run of Australian theatre collective Pony Cam's interactive show first seen in NYC in fall 2024.

'Blood/Love' Off-Broadway review — vampire pop opera sings and dances through life as an immortal

Read our review of Blood/Love off Broadway, an original musical written by Dru DeCaro and Carey Sharpe, who also stars in the show at Theatre 555 through May 10.

'Petite Rouge' review — Little Red Riding Hood bares her teeth in Company XIV's burlesque romp

Read our review of Petite Rouge, the latest new show from Brooklyn-based burlesque troupe Company XIV, running at Théâtre XIV in Bushwick through May 24.

'Night Side Songs' Off-Broadway review — fighting the isolation of illness with music, together

Read our review of Night Side Songs off Broadway, a new musical by The Lazours (Daniel and Patrick Lazour), premiering with Lincoln Center Theater's LCT3 program.