RECENTLY OPENED
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
Recently Opened
In Honor of Jean-Michel Basquiat: A Poetic Tribute
★★★★☆ Roger Guenveur Smith delivers a solo show about the famed artist whom he knew personally in the 1980s.
In Honor of Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Late, Great Artist Jazzed Up
★★★★☆ Monologuist Roger Guenveur Smith celebrates a friend, Mark Anthony Thompson on sound
Pre-Existing Condition: Cold Comfort
★★★★☆ Lupita Nyong’o leads off a series of artists as the protagonist of Marin Ireland’s drama on emotional trauma
The Ford/Hill Project: Provocative, Totally True, and Way Too Timely
★★★★☆ Two men and two women re-create, verbatim, two memorable and distressingly similar Senate judiciary committee hearings 27 years apart
Garry Starr: Classic Penguins: Much Ado About Nothing On
★★★☆☆ The international clown brings his Fringe hit to the states, stripping down the classics to their bare essentials.
Garry Starr: Classic Penguins: Naked Laughter
★★★☆☆ Aussie clown with antic alter ego spontaneously moons over great literature
Paranormal Activity: Cheap But Potent Thrills
★★★★☆ Things go scarily bump in the night in the new stage thriller based on the hugely successful horror film franchise
Paranormal Activity: Nightmare Entertainment
★★★☆☆ A supernatural story of possession packs a suspenseful two hours
Critics’ Picks
Just in Time: Jeremy Jordan Will Be Your Bobby Darin From Now On
★★★★☆ Replacing Jonathan Groff, the Broadway veteran delivers a stellar turn in the musical that merits a repeat viewing.
The Saviors: What Would Jesus Do?
★★★★☆ Writer Bubba Weiler and director Jack Serio offer a tender drama of faith and friendship
Giulia The Poison Queen of Palermo: Pure Theatrical Alchemy
★★★★★ Death really does become her, as the writer, composer and star – Jennifer Nettles – serves up a killer new musical.
Birthright: Six Characters in Search of a Common Ground
★★★★☆ Politics underscore but don’t overpower the character-driven epic from Jonathan Spector
From Cambridge, MA: Black Swan, Tu-Tu Thrilling
★★★★☆ Classy musicalization of a psychosexual cinethriller uses human and technical legerdemain to spellbind
Death of a Salesman: More Relevant Than Ever
★★★★★ Nathan Lane, Laurie Metcalf and Christopher Abbott star in Joe Mantello's emotionally searing revival.
Ragtime: Breaking Our Hearts, Opening A Door
★★★★★ Joshua Henry gives what’s destined to be a Tony-winning performance in this much-needed revival
Oh, Mary!: Lincoln, Drinkin’ and Todd
★★★★☆ Cole Escola writes and stars in a Bizarro World version of Honest Abe's spouse as cabaret diva