★☆☆☆☆ John Collins directs a laboring 11-member cast in a revival (revisal?), to little avail
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance: Western Stage Adaptation Hits Target
★★★★☆ An outstanding cast shines in this stage adaptation of the short story on which the John Wayne-Jimmy Stewart film was based
Richard III: Shakespeare’s Crooked in Several Ways Villain as Court Fashion Plate
★★★☆☆ Director Robert O’Hara has his own thoughts about the tragedy, with Danai Gurira as the last York monarch
Into the Woods: The Beloved Sondheim-Lapine Musical in Full Bloom
★★★★☆ Lear deBessonet directs, Lorin Latarro choreographs the fairytale show, with hugely skilled ensemble
Hamlet: The William Shakespeare Classic Declassified, and the Rest Is Silence
★★★☆☆ 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