★★★☆☆ The Almeida Theatre production, directed by Robert Icke, with Alex Lawther as Hamlet, Jennifer Ehle as Gertrude
The Orchard: Anton Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard Spectacularly Reimagined
★★★★☆ Director Igor Golyak and outstanding creative team at strong work, with Jessica Hecht, Mikhail Barishnikov featured
Lessons in Survival: 1971: James Baldwin, Nikki Giovanni Eloquently Talk Race
★★★☆☆ The Commissary puts an enthralling 1971 interview onstage, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Crystal Dickinson featured
Snow in Midsummer: Updated Chinese Ghost Tale of Injustices Hits Drifts
★★★☆☆ Playwright Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig takes on a 13th-century dramatist, with Zi Alikhan directing a hard-working cast
…what the end will be: A Black, Very Gay Family Cleverly Handles Ends and Means
★★★★☆ Mansa Ra’s comedy-drama with Margo Bordelon directing an outstanding cast, headed by Keith Randolph Smith
Dreaming Zenzile: Strongly Remembering Miriam Makeba in 29 Songs
★★★★☆ Somi Kakoma writes and appears in a tribute to the legendary singer, with Lileana Blain-Cruz directing
Girl From the North Country: Bob Dylan Musical Remains Superb
★★★★★ Conor McPherson writes, directs a first-rate production about the Depression with large, strong ensemble
Who Killed My Father: A Gregarious Gay Son Faces His Macho Dad and the World
★★★☆☆ Edouard Louis adapts his tough memoir about a troubled boyhood, Thomas Ostermeier directing
Belfast Girls: Five Irish Orphans Brave the 1850 High Seas
★★★★☆ Taki McGarrick’s eye-opening historical play, directed by Nicola Murphy, with a quintet of superlative actors
A Walk on the Moon: An Inviting Musical About an Illicit Summer Romance
★★★★☆ Screenwriter Pamela Gray adapts her 1999 movie, with songs by Paul Scott Goodman and AnnMarie Milazzo