Performing Arts

Review: ‘Othello’s’ star-studded cast outshines its meaning
The Shakespearean play's brief return to Broadway is supported by A-list stars and a Tony-winning director, but lacks vision.
Nghi Nguyen, Contributing Writer
• April 30, 2025

Review: ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ exists as just a live television episode
The spectacle-filled prequel to the series, better fit for a theme park than Broadway, arrives with enough fog to fill the entire Marquis Theatre.
Ethan Li, Deputy Copy Chief
• April 28, 2025

Review: ‘All Nighter’ takes on the college student’s psyche
This one-act show captures all of the saccharine sincerity inherent to college friendships and campus politics — for better or for worse.
Eleanor Jacobs, Music Editor
• April 28, 2025

Review: ‘John Proctor is the Villain’ wages war on the male abuser
Open up your SparkNotes: Kimberly Belflower’s new play stages a reexamination of Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible.”
Ethan Li, Deputy Copy Chief
• April 23, 2025

Remembering William Finn: Finding joy in pain, at NYU and on Broadway
The composer-lyricist and Tisch professor was widely known for the award-winning Broadway musical “Falsettos” and nurturing young writers.
Ethan Li and Ella Sabrina Malabanan
• April 22, 2025

Review: Sarah Snook redefines live theater in ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’
The literary classic goes digital in Broadway’s newest masterpiece.
Amelia Knust, Staff Writer
• April 18, 2025

Review: ‘Smash’ makes a messy TV show even worse
The new Broadway adaptation of the 2012 NBC series struggles with the transition from screen to stage.
Ella Sabrina Malabanan, Deputy Copy Chief
• April 18, 2025

Review: Cursing, cutthroat comedians duke it out in ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’
Despite its cast of award-winning actors led by Kieran Culkin and Bob Odenkirk, this revival of David Mamet’s tragicomedy about real-estate agents lands unevenly on Broadway.
Ethan Li, Deputy Copy Chief
• April 11, 2025

Review: ‘Purpose’ stages a contemplative family reunion
Two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ new dramedy explores the tensions within a politically powerful Black family.
Ethan Li, Deputy Copy Chief
• April 10, 2025

Review: ‘Operation Mincemeat’ fails its mission
The WWII historical comedy is crossing the pond after its Olivier win for best new musical.
Ethan Li, Deputy Copy Chief
• April 4, 2025

At the Fresh Fruit Festival, NYU students bring gay to the stage
Presented by All Out Arts, the festival’s 2025 10-Minute Play Contest featured student directors and actors.
Dylan Henschen, Staff Writer
• April 2, 2025

Review: ‘Amerikin’ offers a wild subversion of the American Dream
Chisa Hutchinson’s play balances a biting critique of white supremacy and an empathetic view of what parents will do for their children.
Sawyer Gouw Ranzetta, Staff Writer
• March 21, 2025

Leena Ahmed, Contributing Writer • May 22, 2025

Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor • May 16, 2025

Yezen Saadah, Editor-at-Large • May 15, 2025

Dharma Niles, Editor-in-Chief • May 15, 2025