★★★★★ Thornton Wilder’s epic, and epically funny, American classic is reborn in a brilliant new staging
Funny Girl: Fanny Is Funny But ‘Funny’ Is Flat
★★☆☆☆ Beanie Feldstein gives us a different take on the long-ago legend, but the rest is the same old fast shuffle
Take Me Out: A Solid Three-Bagger
★★★★☆ An entertaining revival of Richard Greenberg’s award winner about baseball and identity sacrifices some edge
The Woman in Black: A Satisfying Victorian Creepshow
★★★☆☆ Susan Hill’s cozy ghost story gets a cozy mounting in a cozy pub
From Massachusetts: Ayodele Casel Chasing Magic (And Catching It)
★★★★☆ A gifted dancer-choreographer taps into mood and meaning with a stunning troupe of artists
From Massachusetts: Sister Sorry, Regrets Only
★★☆☆☆ Sorry to say, an intriguing true story is fictionalized into something less than intriguing
From Boston: The Tempest, A Perfect Storm and a Perfect John Douglas Thompson
★★★★★ Shakespeare’s all-powerful sorcerer Prospero, driven near-mad, learns the power of redemption on Boston Common
John Cullum, An Accidental Star: Stardom No Accident
★★★★☆ Legendary veteran of Broadway’s Golden Age shares his career highs, though not the lows
Middletown: Those Were the Days? Really?
★★★☆☆ Dan Clancy’s salute to post-WWII Americana is sweet, sentimental, safe—and shallow
Ratatouille: The Rat In The Hat Strikes Back
★★★★☆ The Tik Tok generation cooks up a streaming tribute to a Pixar classic of their youth