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MARJORIE PRIME

June Squibb, Cynthia Nixon, and Danny Burstein star in
Jordan Harrison’s prescient play about love, loss, and a kind of A.I.

frank scheck
★★★★★
MELISSA ROSE BERNARDO
★★★★★

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What We Did Before Our Moth Days: Quiet Delivery Masks Emotional Turbulence

By Frank Scheck
March 5, 2026

★★★★☆ Andre Gregory directs a terrific cast in the latest drama from the author of "The Designated Mourner" and "Aunt Dan and Lemon"

What We Did Before Our Moth Days: Four People Live, Love and Die

By Michael Sommers
March 5, 2026

★★★★☆ Hope Davis and Josh Hamilton brighten a sorrowful new Wallace Shawn drama staged by Andre Gregory

Night Side Songs: Illness Musicalized, Showing Worrisome Symptoms

By David Finkle
March 1, 2026

★★★☆☆ Daniel and Patrick Lazour examine a tough subject through song

Bigfoot!: Fuzzy and Facetious

By Michael Sommers
March 1, 2026

★★☆☆☆ A new musical satirizes the gullibility of flyover America

Chinese Republicans: Clever, Venom-Tipped Arrows, Ineffectively Aimed

By Steven Suskin
February 26, 2026

★★★☆☆ Alex Lin’s barbed comedy at the Roundabout doesn’t quite hit its target

Meat Suit, or the shitshow of motherhood: An Overcooked Satire

By Roma Torre
February 25, 2026

★★☆☆☆ Second Stage Theater's world premiere play about the bad and ugly side of motherhood.

The Reservoir: Comic Play About Addiction Doesn’t Go Deep Enough

By Frank Scheck
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★★★☆☆ Noah Galvin plays a young man struggling with alcoholism and the decline of his aging grandparents in Jake Brasch's dramedy.

Mother Russia

Mother Russia: Finding Comedy in a Country’s Dark History

By Melissa Rose Bernardo
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★★★★☆ The collapse of the Soviet Union and the rise of capitalism prove excellent fodder for Lauren Yee’s sharp new play

Critics’ Picks

Bug: Tracy Letts’ Shocker Lands on Broadway

★★★★☆ Carrie Coon and Namir Smallwood star in the Steppenwolf Theater Company's production, directed by David Cromer.

Marjorie Prime

Marjorie Prime: A Very Real Exploration of Memory and Loss, Powered by AI

★★★★★ A superb cast of four anchors Jordan Harrison’s future-set drama

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee: Revival Spells S-U-C-C-E-S-S

★★★★☆ A new production of the Tony-nominated musical comedy goes to the head of the class

Oedipus cast

Oedipus: All About My Mother

★★★★☆ Lesley Manville and Mark Strong have disturbingly good chemistry as theater’s most famous twice-related couple

Ragtime with Joshua Henry

Ragtime: Breaking Our Hearts, Opening A Door

★★★★★ Joshua Henry gives what’s destined to be a Tony-winning performance in this much-needed revival

Just in Time Christine Jonathan Julia

Just in Time: Hello, Bobby! Darin Gets a Splashy Broadway Tribute

★★★★☆ Jonathan Groff gives a once-in-a-lifetime performance as the Grammy-winning “Beyond the Sea” singer

The Broadway company of Buena Vista Social Club. Photo by Matthew Murray

Buena Vista Social Club: ¡Qué Gran Fiesta!

★★★★★ A classic documentary on Afro-Cuban musical greats is transformed into a sparkling Broadway delight

Helen J Shen and Darren Criss in Maybe Happy Ending

Maybe Happy Ending: A Futuristic Love Story With Old-Fashioned Heart

★★★★☆ This sweet but never saccharine robot romcom is the musical boost we all need

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