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Roma Torre

March 25, 2026 10:00 pm

Public Charge: Mixed Grades Translating Textbook History To The Stage

★★★☆☆ The Public Theater’s true story revealing the political machinations behind a diplomatic effort that paid off

March 15, 2026 8:00 pm

Ulster American: Irish Rep’s Scalding Satire Pulls No Punches

★★★★☆ David Ireland’s black comedy fires verbal bullets at celebrity culture with brutal precision

March 10, 2026 9:00 am

Zack: Another Oldie But Goodie From the Mint Theater

★★★★☆ A lesser known romcom from the author of Hobson’s Choice

February 25, 2026 9:30 pm

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

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

January 25, 2026 10:00 pm

Data: Scorching Play Pulls Back The Curtain on the Power of Big Tech

The company of Data. Photo: T Charles Erickson

★★★★☆ Playwright Matthew Libby looks through a glass darkly to find we’re all pawns in a game of numbers, and tech titans control the board

January 18, 2026 2:01 pm

An Ark: Ian McKellan In A ’Photonic‘ Tonic For Our Time

The company of An Ark, in rehearsal. Photo: Tin Drum

★★★★☆ Playwright Simon Stephens and tech wizards concoct the world’s first mixed reality play

January 8, 2026 8:29 pm

Bug: It’s Back, Creepier than Ever

★★★☆☆ Carrie Coon is infectiously good in her husband’s conspiracy-minded thriller.

December 7, 2025 8:08 pm

It’s A Wonderful Life: Live And Life-Affirming On Stage

★★★★☆ The Irish Rep resurrects its heart-warming adaptation of the film classic.

November 17, 2025 8:00 pm

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

November 6, 2025 7:15 am

Queens: The American Dream Does Not Live Here

★★★☆☆ Marin Ireland stars in Martyna Majok’s timely play about the cost of being a stranger in a strange land.

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Birthright: Six Characters in Search of a Common Ground

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