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The Imaginary Invalid: Moliére Classic in Robust Good Health and Humor
★★★★☆ Jesse Berger scrupulously directs Jeffrey Hatcher's adaptation, Mark Linn-Baker heading smart cast
Creditors: Strindberg Updated, For Better and Worse
★★★★☆ Liev Schreiber, Maggie Siff, and Justice Smith star in Jen Silverman's adaptation of Strindberg's classic drama.
Creditors: Love, Marriage, and Maddening Mind Games
★★★☆☆ Ian Rickson directs the rarely performed Strindberg work, with a refresh from playwright Jen Silverman
Goddess: A Myth-Making, Magical New Musical
★★★★☆ A luminous Amber Iman casts a spell in an ambitious Kenya-set show at the Public Theater
Lights Out, Nat King Cole: Smile When Your Heart Is Breaking
★★★☆☆ Dule Hill plays the title role in Colman Domingo and Patricia McGregor's play with music, exploring Nat King Cole's troubled psyche.
Lights Out, Nat King Cole: Keep this Musical’s Lights Shut Off
★★☆☆☆ Colman Domingo and Patricia McGregor, who directs, concoct the beloved singer's historic tv series not well
Bus Stop: William Inge’s Tony-Nominated Work on a Loving Return Trip
★★★★☆ Jack Cummings III directs the insightful comical, dramatic work about made and missed connections, with grade-A cast
The Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse: Skanks for the Y2K memories
★★★☆☆ Gen Z vloggers seek clicks and a missing chick in a mixed-up new musical
Critics’ Picks
Dead Outlaw: Rip-Roarin’ Musical Hits the Bull’s-Eye
★★★★★ David Yazbek’s brashly macabre tuner features Andrew Durand as a real-life desperado, wanted dead and alive
Just in Time: Hello, Bobby! Darin Gets a Splashy Broadway Tribute
★★★★☆ Jonathan Groff gives a once-in-a-lifetime performance as the Grammy-winning “Beyond the Sea” singer
John Proctor Is the Villain: A Fearless Gen Z Look at ‘The Crucible’
★★★★★ Director Danya Taymor and a dynamite cast bring Kimberly Belflower’s marvelous new play to Broadway
Good Night, and Good Luck: George Clooney Makes Startling Broadway Bow
★★★★★ Clooney and Grant Heslov adapt their 2005 film to reflect not only the Joe McCarthy era but today
The Picture of Dorian Gray: A Masterpiece from Page to Stage
★★★★★ Succession’s Sarah Snook is brilliant as everyone in a wild adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s prophetic novel
Operation Mincemeat: A Comical Slice of World War II Lore
★★★★☆ A screwball musical from London rolls onto Broadway
Buena Vista Social Club: ¡Qué Gran Fiesta!
★★★★★ A classic documentary on Afro-Cuban musical greats is transformed into a sparkling Broadway delight
Gypsy: Everything’s Coming Up Audra
★★★★☆ New production of fabled masterwork lights the lights and hits the heights