★★★★★ Barry Manilow, Bruce Sussman score–in two senses of the word–with this musical, Warren Carlyle helming
The Patsy: Theater-Devoted David Greenspan Jovially Takes on All Six Roles
★★★★☆ Jack Cummings III directs this compact revival of the charming 1925 Barry Connors drawing-room comedy
Suffs: The Suffragist Movement in High-Tone Song and Dance, Believe it or Not
★★★★☆ Shaina Taub cements her name as composer, lyricist, bookwriter, and performer, along with impassioned others
Confederates: Black Women Keenly Observed in the Ketanji Brown Jackson Era
★★★★☆ The reliable Dominique Morisseau scores again, with Stori Ayers firmly directing an extremely versatile cast
what you are now: A Cambodian Family in Universally Identifiable Memory Denial
★★★★☆ Sam Chanse’s strong new play, directed by Steve Cosson with an impressive five-member ensemble
Notes From Now: The Pandemic Musical Revue You’ve Been Waiting For
★★★★☆ The Prospect Theater Company has Stephen Schwartz, Gretchen Cryer, Jeff Blumenkrantz, other witty songwriters on tap
Anyone Can Whistle: One-Night Laurents-Sondheim Revival Often Whistle-Worthy
★★★☆☆ Ted Sperling conducts/directs Vanessa Williams, Elizabeth Stanley, Santino Fontana, Joanna Gleason, many more to effect
A Touch of the Poet: Robert Cuccioli a Figure of Valor in Eugene O’Neill’s Drama
★★★★☆ Ciarán O’Reilly directs a worthy revival of a play about a raging pub owner bent on his own destruction
On Sugarland: Playwright Aleshea Harris Concentrates on Black Lives Mattering
★★★☆☆ Whitney White directs a smooth ensemble portraying people trying to persist in a far-flung Southern cul-de-sac
Out of Time: Five Monologues Masterfully Capturing Contemporary Anxiety
★★★★☆ Five BIPOC playwrights, five BIPOC actors, directed by Les Waters, hit involving high notes