RECENTLY OPENED
SCHOOL GIRLS;
OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY
Jasmine Amy Rogers and Denée Benton star in
Jocelyn Bioh’s wildly funny comedy
Recently Opened
The Imaginary Invalid: Just What the Doctor Ordered
★★★★☆ Molière’s final play gets a lively, luxe-looking 90-minute adaptation by its star, Tony winner Bill Irwin
The Imaginary Invalid: Hacks and Quacks
★★★★☆ Bill Irwin stars in his own fresh adaptation of Moliere’s satirical look at the medical profession
Phyl: A Free Spirited Woman of 1913
★★★☆☆ Mint Theatre presents Cicely Hamilton’s 1913 social comedy on female self determination
860: Billy Crystal Brings Down the House
★★★★★ Crystal is at his comedic best proving a lifetime of memories are fireproof.
860: Billy Crystal Turns Pain into Theatrical Gain
★★★★☆ The comedian's alternately hilarious and moving one-person show revolves around the loss of his house in the Palisades Fire.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: A Musical Fable That Will Make You Feel Younger
★★★★☆ Andrew Durand plays the title role in the Public Theater's production of the Olivier Award-winning British musical
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: New Musical Pushes Button
★★★★☆ Jethro Compton, Darren Clark adapt Fitzgerald story, enthusiastic cast acts, plays instruments
King of the Yees: Talking About Chinatown Royalty
★★★★☆ Lauren Yee’s meta-theatrical comedy offers a family view of Chinese American culture
Critics’ Picks
Other Desert Cities: A Piercing Revival of Jon Robin Baitz’s Best Play
★★★★☆ John Benjamin Hickey directs a new Broadway version of the darkly funny family drama
Kramer/Fauci: Friendly Adversaries Tangle Over AIDS Progress
★★★★☆ Highly resourceful conceiver-director Daniel Fish gets theatrical again
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play: Jasmine Amy Rogers and Denée Benton Battle It Out
★★★★☆ Whitney White directs a first-rate cast in Jocelyn Bioh’s comedy
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
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.
Oh, Mary!: Lincoln, Drinkin’ and Todd
★★★★☆ Cole Escola writes and stars in a Bizarro World version of Honest Abe's spouse as cabaret diva
Six: Long Live the Queens
★★★★★ Henry VIII’s wives get the royal treatment in this 80-minute musical celebration of girl power
Aladdin: Four Years On, A Fairy Tale For A Whole New World
★★★★☆ Long-Run Lookback: One of Disney's most enduring screen-to-stage confections remains among its most adult-friendly—and seems freshly relevant.