New York Theatre Reviews

Off-Broadway Review: “Lowcountry” at the Atlantic Theater Company (Closed Sunday, July 13, 2025)

Abby Rosebrock’s “Lowcountry” at the Atlantic Theater Company follows two TikTok-matched strangers on their first date in David’s studio apartment in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. David (Babak Tafti) is a registered sex offender attending Sexaholics Anonymous, trying to regain custody of his son. Tally (Jodi Balfour) arrives early as he prepares dinner. Their casual conversation tailspins into unexpected tragedy. Both…

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Off-Broadway Review: “Beau the Musical” at 154 Christopher Street (Through Sunday, July 27, 2025.

Flowing in the same vein as the triumphant off-Broadway show “Dead Outlaw,” which made a move to Broadway last season, is the wonderful “Beau the Musical,” now playing at Theatre 154. Produced by Out of the Box Theatrics, the musical follows somewhat the same structure where an onstage band provides the musical force but also serve double duty by taking…

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Broadway Review: “Real Women Have Curves: The Musical” at the James Earl Jones Theatre (Closed on Sunday, June 29, 2025)

May 4, 2025 | Broadway, LGBTQ+, Music, Queer > | "Real Women Have Curves: The Musical", Alecia Parker, Aline Mayagoitia, and make-up design by Krystal Balleza and Will Vicari, Ariana Burks, B.J. Holt, Benjamin Velez, Carla Jimenez, Casting/Victor Vazquez CSA and ARC/Duncan Stewart CSA, Christopher M. Ramirez, Claudia Mulet, costume design by Wilberth Gonzalez and Paloma Young, Elisa Galindez, Florencia Cuenca, Hair, James Earl Jones Theatre, Jennifer Sánchez, Joseph Verlezza, Joy Huerta, Julieta Cervantes, Justina Machado, lighting design by Natasha Katz, Lisa Loomer, Mason Reeves, Mauricio Mendoza, Monica Tulia Ramirez, Nell Benjamin, New York Theatre Reviews, Omar Madden, orchestrations by Nadia DiGiallonardo Joy Huerta Rich Mercurio and Benjamin Velez, Quincy Hampton, Roberto Sinha, Sandra Valls, scenic design by Arnulfo Maldonado, Shadia Fairuz, Shelby Acosta, sound design by John Shivers, Tatianna Córdoba, Theatre Reviews, Theatre Reviews Limited, Tripp Phillips serves as Production Stage Manager, video design by Hana S. Kim, Wig, Zeus Mendoza

The somewhat recognizable journey from play, to film, and finally to musical delivers the new “Real Women have Curves” to the James Earl Jones Theatre on Broadway. It has morphed into a small musical with a big heart. The book by Lisa Loomer and Nell Benjamin is based on the play by Josefina Lopez and the screenplay by Ms. Lopez…

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Broadway Review: “John Proctor is the Villain” at the Booth Theatre (Closed Sunday, July 6, 2025)

May 4, 2025 | liberation, Off-Broadway > | "John Proctor is the Villain", Amalia Yoo, Booth Theatre, costume design by Sarah Laux, Danya Taymor, David Roberts, dramaturgy by Lauren Halvorsen, Fina Strazza, Fiona Robberson, Gabriel Ebert, Garrett Young, Hagan Oliveras, hair & makeup design by J. Jared Janas, intimacy coordination by Ann James, Julieta Cervantes, Kimberly Belflower, lighting design by Natasha Katz, Maggie Kuntz, Molly Griggs, Morgan Scott, movement direction by Tilly Evans-Krueger, New York Theatre Reviews, Nihar Duvvuri, Noah Pacht, production stage management by Kamra A. Jacobs, projection design by Hannah Wasileski, Sadie Sink, scenography by AMP featuring Teresa L. Williams, Shian Tomlinson, sound design and original composition by Palmer Hefferan, Taylor Williams, Theatre Reviews, Theatre Reviews Limited, Victoria Yoo, voice text and dialect coaching by Gigi Buffington

The “Match” in Kimberly Belflower’s thoughtful new play “John Proctor is the Villain,” currently playing at the Booth Theatre, is between the heavyweight team “Toxic Masculinity” and the underdogs “The Feminist Club.” The match takes place in Mr. Carter Smith’s (a far-too-transparent Gabriel Ebert) classroom “during spring semester, junior year, 2018 at Helen County High, the only high school in…

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Broadway Review: “Dead Outlaw” at the Longacre Theatre (Closed Sunday, June 29, 2025)

May 1, 2025 | purpose, the lion king, Uncategorized > | "Dead Outlaw", and Dean Sharenow (orchestrations), Andrew Durand as Elmer McCurdy, Ani Taj (choreography), Arnulfo Maldonado (scenic design), Casting is by Tara Rubin Casting/Peter Van Dam, Casting is by Tara Rubin Casting/Peter Van Dam CSA., CSA, Cynthia Cahill serves as Production Stage Manager, Dashiell Eaves as Louis/Charles Patterson, David Cromer, David Yazbek, Dean Sharenow (music supervision), Eddie Cooper as Coroner Johnson, Emily Fink, Erik Della Penna, Graham Stevens, Heather Gilbert (lighting design), Itamar Moses, J. Jared Janas (hair & wig design), Jeb Brown as Band Leader/Jarrett, Joseph Verlezza, Julia Knitel as Helen/Maggie, Justin Gregory Lopez, Kai Harada (Sound Design), Ken Marks as George, Matthew Murphy, Max Sangerman, New York Theatre Reviews, Noah Plomgren, Rebekah Bruce (music direction), Sarah Laux (costume design), Scott Stangland, The Longacre Theatre, Theatre Reviews, Theatre Reviews Limited, Thom Sesma as Coroner Noguchi, Trent Saunders as Andy Payne

Only in America, where greed, fame, crime and capitalism reign and members of a civilized society aspire to become part of the materialistic regime, can you discover the story of Elmer J. McCurdy, a futile outlaw who was gunned down in 1911. The new musical, which opened at the Minetta Lane Theatre off-Broadway last season, is now playing at the…

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Broadway Review: “Boop! The Musical” at the Broadhurst Theatre (Closed Sunday, July 13, 2025)

April 27, 2025 | Broadway, Music > | "Boop! The Musical", Ainsley Melham, Amy Van Norstrand, Anastacia McCleskey, Angelica, Aubie Merrylees, Bob Martin, Christian Probst, Colin Bradbury, Courtney Arango, Damani Van Rensalier, Dan Castiglione, Daryl Waters (music supervision and arrangements), David Foster, David Rockwell (Scenic Design), Derek Jordan Taylor, Doug Besterman (Orchestrations), Erich Bergen, Faith Prince, Finn Ross (projection design), Gabriella Sorrentino, Gareth Owen (Sound Design), Gregg Barnes (costume design), Ian Gallagher Fitzgerald, Jasmine Amy Rogers, Jerry Mitchell, Joseph Verlezza, Joshua Michael Burrage, Lawrence Alexander, Lizzy Tucker, Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman, Michael Clifton (makeup design), Morgan McGhee, New York Theatre Reviews, Nina Lafarga, Philip S. Rosenberg (lighting design), Phillip Huber, Rebecca Corrigan, Rick Fox (music director), Ricky Schroeder, RJ Higton, Ryah Nixon, Sabana Majeed (hair and wig design), Skylar Fox (illusions design), Stephen DeRosa, Susan Birkenhead, The Broadhurst Theatre, The Huber Marionettes (marionette design), Theatre Reviews, Theatre Reviews Limited, Tristen Buettel, Victoria Byrd, Zane Mark (dance music arrangements)

If you are not a Baby Boomer, chances are you would have never seen any of the black and white Betty Boop cartoons that made the spit curl bombshell a household name. Now that she has made her way to Broadway, courtesy of Bob Martin’s book, David Foster’s music and Susan Birkenhead’s lyrics, everyone, (young and not so young), can…

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Outer Critics Circle Announces Nominees for 2025 Outer Critics Circle Awards

April 25, 2025 | & juliet, Broadway, glengarry, hills of, LGBTQ+, maybe happy, NY Musical Theatre, Off-Broadway, purpose, sunset > | "Oh Mary", Cole Escola, Conrad Ricamora, David Roberts, John Gassner Award, Museum of Broadway, New York Theatre Reviews, Theatre Reviews, Theatre Reviews Limited, West Bank Cafe

The Outer Critics Circle (OCC), the official organization of writers on New York theatre for out-of-town, national, and digital news publications, has announced the nominees for the 2025 Outer Critics Circle Awards, honoring the 2024-2025 Broadway and Off-Broadway season. Leading the pack with the most honors of the season is the Broadway musical Death Becomes Her, with twelve nominations, followed…

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Broadway Bound Theatre Festival 2025 Season Lineup Announced

Broadway Bound Theatre Festival is proud to announce its 2025 Season, showcasing the brand-new works of playwrights from across the country at AMT Theater on 45th Street. “We’re so excited to announce this season with some very strong staged work,” said Lenore Skomal, Festival Director. “We commit to our participants whole-heartedly, as our goal is to ease the anxiety of…

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Broadway Review: “Purpose” at the Hayes Theatre (Currently On)

Currently running at the Hayes Theatre, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s “Purpose” joins the important pantheon of plays about families, dysfunctional families in particular. These plays, including Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s recent “Appropriate,” focus on the behavior patterns and the social practices that undermine and often destroy the integrity of family systems. Sometimes there is confession, forgiveness, and redemption in these narratives. Far too often…

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Broadway Review: “Smash” at the Imperial Theatre (Closed Sunday, June 22, 2025)

April 15, 2025 | Broadway, Music > | "Smash", Bella Coppola, Bob Martin, Brooks Ashmanskas, Caroline Bowman, Casey Garvin, Chelle Denton, Connor McRory, costume design by Alejo Vietti, dance and incidental music arrangements by Sam Davis, Daniel Gaymon, David Paul Kidder, Deanna Cudjoe, Ian Liberto, Imperial Theatre, J Savage, Jacob Burns, Jacqueline B. Arnold, Jake Trammel, John Behlmann, Johnny Milani, Joseph Verlezza, Joshua Bergasse, Katie Webber, Kristine Nielsen, Krysta Rodriguez, Libby Lloyd, lighting design by Ken Billington, Marc Shaiman, Matthew Murphy, McGee Maddox, Megan Kane, Merritt David Janes, music supervision by Stephen Oremus, Ndaya Dream Hoskins, New York Theatre Reviews, Nicholas Matos, orchestrations by Doug Besterman, projection design by S Katy Tucker, Rick Elice, Robyn Hurder, Sarah Bowden, scenic design by Beowulf Boritt, Scott Wittman, sound design by Brian Ronan, Susan Stroman, Theatre Reviews, Theatre Reviews Limited, Wendi Bergamini

The new musical “Smash,” opening on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre, creates more than one bombshell, strategically detonating a multitude of explosive twists, turns, and powerful production numbers, to create a good old-fashioned musical. Never having seen the popular television show of the same name, there were no comparisons or expectations to be fulfilled, so this production seemed fresh and…

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