lighting design by Isabella Byrd

Broadway Mini-Review: “Dog Day Afternoon” at the August Wilson Theatre (Through Sunday, July 12, 2026)

April 1, 2026 | Broadway, LGBTQ+, Queer > | "Dog Day Afternoon", Alex J. Gould, Andrea Syglowski, as well as Michael Kostroff, August Wilson Theatre, Barclay Stiff, Brian D. Coats, Carmen Zilles, Christopher Sears, costume design by Brenda Abbandandolo, Danny Johnson, David Roberts, Dom Martello, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Elizabeth Canavan, Esteban Andres Cruz, hair and wig design by Leah J. Loukas, Jeff Still, Jessica Hecht and Spencer Garrett, John Ortiz, Jon Bernthal, lighting design by Isabella Byrd, makeup design by Katie Gell, Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman, Michael Puzzo, Michael Shayan, New York Theatre Reviews, Paola Lázaro, Rupert Goold, scenic design by David Korins, sound design by Cody Spencer, Stephen Adly Guirgis, The Telsey Office, Theatre Reviews, Theatre Reviews Limited, Wilemina Olivia-Garcia

Eleven shows. Eleven days. Welcome to April’s theatrical marathon. What follows are compressed reviews – 300 words each, five shows per roundup – covering everything we’ve seen for Outer Critics Circle nominating and voting purposes. The format is leaner, but the critical standards remain unchanged: what works, what doesn’t, and why it matters. “ATTICA! ATTICA!” Sonny Amato’s battle cry turned…

Off-Broadway Review: “You Got Older” at the Cherry Lane Theatre (Extended through Sunday, April 26, 2026)

In her program notes for “You Got Older,” playwright Clare Barron shares her “optimistic belief that there is profound comfort in just living privately together. Life and desire can persist even if all we can muster up is the courage and time to sit together with something unspeakable between us.” It’s a beautiful articulation of what this 2014 play—now receiving…

Off-Broadway Review: “Angry Alan” at Sound Seaview (Closed Sunday, August 3, 2025)

The inaugural production of Seaview Studio, the newly renovated Off-Broadway theater (formerly known as the Tony Kiser), is titled “Angry Alan,” penned by playwright Penelope Skinner and starring John Krasinski. Mr. Krasinski is not Alan, he is Roger, an insecure, confused, gullible “everyman” who quickly falls down a rabbit hole on the internet, where he learns how to place blame…