The Antidote to Wedding Feed Burnout: Edinburgh 5-Star Hit Bride To Be Transfers to SoHo Playhouse
Fresh off a five-star, double-award-winning run at the Edinburgh Fringe, Meg Millane brings her hit solo comedy Bride To Be to NYC's SoHo Playhouse. Blending drag-brunch energy with sharp satirical character comedy, the show skewers the modern wedding-industrial complex, color-coded bridesmaid binders, and the absurdities of contemporary romance.
The Strange Spectacle of Stalinist Justice
A kangaroo court, a cross-dressing Stalin, and a real-life political execution. Laura Zlatos' Show Trial has all the ingredients of a biting absurdist satire. But do its comedic and tragic halves actually work together?
Close Encounters of the Auditory Kind: A Review of A Ghost in Your Ear
Equal parts sonic magic trick and relentless thrill ride, A Ghost in Your Ear turns a late-night audiobook recording into an intimate masterclass in spatial panic. Driven by a powerhouse 90-minute performance from Lucas Iverson, Audible Theater’s high-concept off-Broadway production proves that the scariest place a story can hide is two inches from your eardrum.
Confused, Not Captivated: A Review of The Kick Inside at HERE Arts Center
Watching The Kick Inside at HERE Arts Center felt like being trapped in an improv show where no one agrees to "YES, AND." Despite talented actors and brilliant set shifts, this fragmented production from 12 playwrights abandons its best ideas, trading genuine audience connection for self-indulgent nonsense.
Caravaggio’s Lost Masterpiece Arrives in NYC
Lost to history for centuries, Caravaggio’s Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy emerges from the shadows for its U.S. debut in an intimate, unexpected setting on New York’s Upper East Side.
Tits, Talent, and Tomfoolery: The 2026 Golden Pasties
A hamburger pulled from an unexpected place. A rhinestone construction worker. And heartfelt speeches about finding yourself. Alina Gatrell takes us inside the 2026 Golden Pastie Awards, where New York burlesque celebrates its wildest talents.
I May Not be Cool Enough to see “The Holes”
An inside look at trying to score seats to The Holes, Max Wolf Friedlich’s sold-out Off-Broadway hit at The Wild Project executive produced by Robert Pattinson.
Come for the Cod, Stay for the Serial Killer
Looking to read cool books on an 1885 tall ship in Lower Manhattan? Here’s why the South Street Seaport Museum Book Club—and its hidden fourth-floor exhibit—are NYC's best-kept secrets this fall.
Miles Away from Charming: A Review of country People
A move to Vermont, an unfinished PhD, a possible affair with a hot ski instructor, and a grown man who thinks his life is a fairy tale. Daniel Mason's On Country People promised quirky small-town charm. Instead, it delivered Miles, a protagonist with the energy of a former theater kid who still does Jim Carrey impressions at parties. Unfortunately, the real blizzard was my patience wearing thin.
Kris alberts’ Latest Discovery? Herself.
You'd think adulthood would come with a pretty solid understanding of who you are. Singer-songwriter Kris Alberts discovered otherwise. After an unexpected crush turned her assumptions upside down, she found herself asking a question that eventually became her new single, “Bucket List.”
To Be or Not to Be? Becoming Hamlet Let the Audience Decide
What happens when Hamlet's audience becomes Hamlet? Sarah Wadsley explores an inventive Off-Broadway adaptation that turns Shakespeare's tragedy into a collective theatrical experience, with surprising moments of truth.
New York's Dark Side Is Hiding at the Seaport
Dan Marino explores the South Street Seaport Museum's Sinister Secrets walking tour, uncovering pirates, historic crimes, and the strange stories hiding in Lower Manhattan.
Chooch Toddlers, Chicken Cutlets, and the Women We Miss
A warm, witty, and deeply personal review of Elizabeth Wellington Rollins’s The Three Graces of Pearl Street. Beyond the over-explained hot flashes and editorial flaws lies a moving tribute to Italian-American matriarchs, lost heritage, and the women who taught us how to love around a dinner table.