What Are Reviews for Night Side Songs Off-Broadway?

The piece explores the small human connections that make up life, focusing on people navigating the complexities of health.

March 02, 2026 By Margaret Hall

Company of *Night Side Songs* (Marc J. Franklin)

The new musical Night Side Songs, composed by The Lazours, officially opened Off-Broadway March 1, and the reviews are rolling in. The show plays Off-Broadway via Lincoln Center Theater's LCT3, in their Claire Tow Theater.

Directed by Taibi Magar (We Live in Cairo), the work is inspired by an insight from writer Susan Sontag that "illness is the night side of life." The Lazours' songs explore the small human connections that make up life, focusing on patients, caregivers, and medical professionals navigating the complexities of health. The score was developed with Madeline Benson.

The production stars Robin de Jesús (The Boys in the Band, In The Heights) as Dr. Henry Verlaine/Lillian Jones/Uncle Jere, Brooke Ishibashi (Into the Woods) as Yasmine, Jonathan Raviv (The Band's Visit) as Frank, Mary Testa (Oklahoma!, 42nd Street) as Desirée/Prudence of Dursley, and Kris Saint-Louis (Mexodus) as Pilgrim/Nurse/Harris Reading. Casting is by The Telsey Office's Taylor Williams.

Read the reviews below.

1 Minute Critic (Matthew Wexler)

DC Theater Arts (Deb Miller)

New York Stage Review (David Finkle)

New York Theater (Jonathan Mandell)

New York Theatre Guide (Kyle Turner)

The Recs (Randall David Cook)

TheaterMania (Zachary Stewart)

TimeOut (Tim Teeman)

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Playbill will continue to update this list as reviews come in.

The production features musical direction by Alex Bechtel, set design by Matt Saunders, costume design by Jason Goodwin, lighting design by Amith Chandrashaker, and sound design by Justin Stasiw. Elizabeth Emanuel serves as stage manager.

Night Side Songs originated in a world premiere co-production between American Repertory Theater at Harvard University and Philadelphia Theatre Company, following a commission by American Repertory Theater. The show was further developed and presented by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in the Under the Radar Festival.

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