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DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Attention must be paid to staggering performances from Nathan Lane and
Laurie Metcalf in Joe Mantello’s revival of the Arthur Miller classic
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Dad Don’t Read This: 16 Going On Angst
★★★★☆ Amalia Yoo and friends brighten the stage with Eliya Smith’s intriguing teen talk
The Loved Ones: Four Women Loosely Linked by Heartache and Happenstance
★★★★☆ Nicola Murphy Dubey directs a cast of four, led by the irreproachable Maryann Plunkett, in Erica Murray’s countryside drama
The Loved Ones: Four Smart Women Talk Things Over Wisely
★★★★☆ Erica Murray writes, Nicola Murphy Dubey directs, and Maryann Plunkett and three adept others act, all exceedingly well
Henry VI, A Trilogy in Two Parts: He Dies, Production Thrives
★★★★★ Stephen Brown-Fried adapts and directs the rarely produced Shakespeare works outstandingly, with a stunning 16-member NAATCO cast
La Cage aux Folles: The Drag Show Is What It Is Again, Almost
★★★☆☆ Jerry Herman, Harvey Fierstein giggler revived with Billy Porter, Wayne Brady fronting
From Cambridge, MA: Black Swan, Tu-Tu Thrilling
★★★★☆ Classy musicalization of a psychosexual cinethriller uses human and technical legerdemain to spellbind
Are You Now or Have You Ever Been: History Repeating
★★★★☆ A rotating ensemble of estimable performers appear in Eric Bentley's powerful verbatim drama about the HUAC hearings.
Are You Now or Have You Ever Been: Drop that Forgotten Name
★★★☆☆ Excellent performances and design enliven a docudrama of the HUAC’s hunt for Commies in Hollywood
Critics’ Picks
Well, I’ll Let You Go: Coping with Grief, Magnificently
★★★★★ Quincy Tyler Bernstine gives a whirlwind performance in a stunning new play by Bubba Weiler
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone: Revival of Wilson’s Drama About “Finding Your Song” Mostly Sings
★★★★☆ Cedric the Entertainer and Taraji P. Henson star in Debbie Allen's revival of August Wilson's modern classic.
The Balusters: Love Thy Rule-Following, Historically Appropriate Neighbor
★★★★☆ Kenny Leon directs David Lindsay-Abaire’s new comedy about a neighborhood association gone wrong
Proof: 25-year-old Pulitzer Winner Proves to Be Even Better Than Before
★★★★★ Ayo Edebiri heads the cast in Thomas Kail’s production of the David Auburn play
Death of a Salesman: More Relevant Than Ever
★★★★★ Nathan Lane, Laurie Metcalf and Christopher Abbott star in Joe Mantello's emotionally searing revival.
Cats: The Jellicle Ball: A Disco-Tastic Revival of Lloyd Webber’s Musical
★★★★★ You’ll be feline good after this ultra-glam Broadway-meets-ballroom production
Becky Shaw: A Brilliant Dissection of Love and Family Dysfunction
★★★★★ Gina Gionfriddo's 2008 black comedy gets a masterful revival from Second Stage Theater
Giant: Antisemitism Laid Bare
★★★★☆ John Lithgow plays famed author Roald Dahl in Mark Rosenblatt’s play directed by Nicholas Hytner