★★★☆☆ Ife Olujobi takes on national Black-white dilemma, Whitney White directing highly adept cast
Illinoise: Sufjan Stevens’ Popular ‘Illinois’ Sung and Danced to Some Effect
★★★☆☆ Justin Peck and Jackie Sibblies Drury adapt, Peck directs and choreographs a game singing and dancing troupe
The Great Gatsby: Fitzgerald’s Roaring ’20s Classic Musicalized as a Loud Whimper
★★☆☆☆ Bookwriter Kait Kerrigan, composer Jason Howard, lyricist Nathan Tyson director Marc Bruni caught with their talents down
Uncle Vanya: Anton Chekhov’s Updated Bored Folks More Boring Than Need Be
★★☆☆☆ Steve Carell, Alfred Molina, Alison Pill, Anika Noni Rose in Heidi Schreck’s new translation, directed by Lila Neugebauer
The Heart of Rock and Roll: Huey Lewis Has Broadway Hearts Beating
★★★★☆ Gordon Greenberg directs, and Lorin Latarro choreographs, a nifty book by Jonathan A. Abrams
Patriots: A Startling Autocrat-Oligarch Exposé
★★★★☆ Peter Morgan’s explosive drama, with Rupert Goold directing the astonishing Michael Stuhlbarg
The Wiz: Revival Doesn’t Ease Down the Road Easily
★★★☆☆ Nichelle Lewis is Dorothy in Amber Ruffin’s revamping of the audience favorite
Lempicka: Admired Artist Tamara de Lempicka Musicalized, With Limited Artistry
★★★☆☆ Eden Espinosa stars in Carson Kreitzer and Matt Gould’s tuner, directed by Rachel Chavkin
Macbeth (an undoing): The Shakespeare Classic Undone to a Fare-Thee-Well
★★☆☆☆ Zinnie Harris is the problematic playwright as well as the much more adept director of this ill-advised project
The Who’s Tommy: The Ground-Breaking Rock Opera Seen, Heard, Felt in Sizzling Revival
★★★★☆ Director Des McAnuff selects top-notch cast and creative team for Pete Townsend classic, with Lorin Latarro choreographing