★★★☆☆ Cynthia Nixon and Taylor Trensch distinguish themselves in Jordan Seavey’s play, stylishly directed by Scott Elliott
Jelly’s Last Jam: Exuberant Jelly Roll Morton Musical Revived with a Significant Hitch
★★★☆☆ Robert O’Hara directs the George C. Wolfe–Susan Birkenhead–Luther Henderson bio tuner, starring Nicholas Christopher
Sunset Baby: Dominique Morisseau Unflinchingly Scrutinizes Freedom
★★★★☆ Russell Hornsby, Moses Ingram, J. Alphonse Nicholson act, Steve H. Broadnax III directs, all to great effect
Hamlet: Oh, What a Noble Prince (Plus Everyone Else) Is Eddie Izzard
★★★★☆ A solo revival, adapted by Mark Izzard and directed by Selina Cadell
Oh, Mary!: First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln on a Sometimes Funny Rampage
★★★☆☆ Cole Escola writes and stars, Sam Pinkleton directs, Conrad Ricamora is Mary’s bamboozled husband
The White Chip: Recovering Alcoholic’s Tough Tale Boldly Told
★★★☆☆ Sean Daniels is autobiographical about his drinking past, with Joe Tapper as the fictional stand-in
Days of Wine and Roses: Musical on Alcoholic Sorrows Shakes and Stirs
★★★★☆ Kelli O’Hara, Brian d’Arcy James fine performances highlight Adam Guettel-Craig Lucas tuner.
Once Upon a Mattress: Sutton Foster Distinguishes a So-So Revival
★★★☆☆ Mary Rodgers and Marshall Barer musical features Michael Urie, J. Harrison Ghee, Harriet Harris, and Cheyenne Jackson
Public Obscenities: What’s Obscene and What Isn’t, Probed at Length
★★★☆☆ Shayok Misha Chowdhury writes and directs, with a hard-working and skilled cast
From London: Pacific Overtures, and Thanks Be for It
★★★★☆ An intriguing and colorful staging of the 1976 Sondheim-Weidman musical, at the Menier