Latest Shows
The most recent shows I’ve seen here, there and everywhere. But mostly here.
- Body CountThere is a particular kind of bravery in solo performance, the kind that requires a performer to hold a room with nothing but wit, a body, and an idea. Issy Knowles has all three in abundance. Body Count, her one-woman show currently enjoying an encore run at SoHo Playhouse as part of the International Fringe…
- Burnout ParadiseI caught Burnout Paradise at the Astor Place Theatre for its first preview, and it felt exactly right in that space. Long the home of Blue Man Group, the venue is built for spectacle and slightly unhinged performance art. This new import from the Australian collective Pony Cam fits that lineage perfectly. It is not…
- ScarecrowI saw Scarecrow at The Tank on February 14, 2026 at 7pm, and “a series of deathbed hallucinations” is truly the most fitting description for this haunting, avant-garde dance performance. It feels less like a narrative and more like a mind unraveling in real time. What unfolds onstage is fragmented, grotesque, tender, and at moments…
- I Wish My Life Were Like a MusicalA Love Letter (and a Reality Check) to the Stage Fresh from its accolades at the Edinburgh Fringe and a successful run in London, I Wish My Life Were Like a Musical has finally strutted onto the stage at SoHo Playhouse. This 70-minute comedic revue is a relentless, high-energy deep dive into the glittering (and…
- Hold On To Your ButtsThe lo-fi brilliance of Recent Cutbacks has returned to New York with Hold On To Your Butts and the 60-minute non-stop laugh fest at SoHo Playhouse is a prehistoric triumph. This shot-for-shot parody of Jurassic Park relies on nothing but physical theater, a handful of simple props, and pure comedic timing to recreate Spielberg’s epic…
