★★★☆☆ Karen Ziemba cracks wise in Arlene Hutton’s backstage comedy
Suskin
Parade: Ben Platt Turns Provocative Musical into Surefire Hit
★★★★★ Micaela Diamond shares the accolades in the Jason Robert Brown-Alfred Uhry musical, directed by Michael Arden
A Doll’s House: Jessica Chastain Slams the Door, Without Scenery
★★★★☆ Director Jamie Lloyd brings his stark production of Amy Herzog’s modernistic adaptation to the Hudson
A Bright New Boise: Hunter’s First Play in off-Broadway Premiere
★★★★☆ Author of The Whale and A Case for the Existence of God plants his Idaho roots in this 2010 play set in a Hobby Lobby break room
Merrily We Roll Along: Opening Doors, and How!
★★★★★ Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez, and Daniel Radcliffe star in Maria Friedman’s sterling revival of the Sondheim-Furth musical
The Old Man & the Pool: Mike Birbiglia Laps Up Laughs, and How!
★★★★☆ Life, death, and the pursuit of pizza in Brooklyn
John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey: East Side After Dark
The Café Carlyle back in full swing, with prime entertainment
Parade: Triumphant Return of the Jason Robert Brown-Alfred Uhry Musical
★★★★★ Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond lead a talented cast in a stunning production of the 1998 musical
Straight Line Crazy: Ralph Fiennes Is Straight Line Wonderful
★★★★★ David Hare distills the rise and fall of master builder Robert Moses
Death of a Salesman: Wendell Pierce and Sharon D Clarke Bring Classic to Broadway
★★★☆☆ Acclaimed London production of Miller masterwork is admirable but not quite exceptional in transfer