★★★☆☆ Written at 18, the future master shows early signs fans will appreciate checking out
Downstate: Bruce Norris’ Bold, Unflinching Look at Child Abusers
★★★★☆ Pam McKinnon directs the attitude-challenging Steppenwolf/National Theatre co-production
Catch as Catch Can: A Comedy-Drama Mostly Worth Catching
★★★☆☆ Clever playwright Mia Chung is aided by director Daniel Aukin and three spirited actors
A Delicate Balance: Edward Albee’s Visionary Play on Terror Revived Terrifically
★★★★☆ Jack Cummings III, a deft hand at reviving top-drawer plays, directs six strong actors
My Broken Language: Quiara Alegría Hudes’ Brilliant 2021 Memoir Now Staged
★★★★☆ The playwright relives her Philly-Rican upbringing, while directing a first-rate five-member cast
Almost Famous: Cameron Crowe Almost Tunes Up His 2000 Hit Flick
★★★☆☆ Tom Kitt does the music and some lyrics, while Jeremy Herrin directs a cast of hot rock belters
A Man of No Importance: Jim Parsons in a Musical of Moderate Importance
★★★☆☆ Ragtime’s Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, and Terrence McNally’s mild creation, with John Doyle directing
peerless: College Admissions Today Get an Overextended Close-Up
★★★☆☆ Asian twins decide homicide is the best way to obtain higher-level education
Baldwin & Buckley at Cambridge: The Contentious, Significant 1965 Debate Unleashed
★★★☆☆ Elevator Repair Service takes a look at sword’s-point eloquence in action
Leopoldstadt: Tom Stoppard at His Absolute, Autobiographical(?) Best
★★★★★ The acclaimed playwright examines four generations of Viennese Jews, Patrick Marber directing a large cast