★★★★★ A male swan king and male companions turn Ivanov/Petipa into masculine pride
Beyond Babel: “Romeo and Juliet” is “West Side Story”-ized, Very Well
★★★★☆ Keone and Mari Madrid lead highly-energized 12-member dance troupe with inspiration
Medea: Simon Stone’s Not Too Searching Euripides Update
★★★☆☆ Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale menace each other well as star-crossed former lovers
The Confession of Lily Dare: Charles Busch at His Best, As Always
★★★★☆ Carl Andress directs Busch, Nancy Anderson, Howard McGillin, others in heart-felt spoof
A Soldier’s Play: Charles Fuller’s Pulitzer-Winner in Stunning Revival
★★★★☆ Kenny Leon directs David Alan Grier, Blair Underwood and skilled cast on race madness
Boom: Rick MIller’s Solo Show and Show-Off on Baby Boom History
★★★☆☆ The writer-director-performer uses footage, pop music, numerous wigs to make his point(s)
Maz and Bricks: Boy Meets Girl, Annoys Girl, Gets Girl?
★★★☆☆ Eva O’Connor joins Ciaran O’Brien in her rom-com-plus Dublin two-hander
The Truth Has Changed: Josh Fox Writes (Well) and Performs (So-So)
★★★☆☆ A heated discussion about almost all of today’s turbulent real and fake news issues
The Shadow Whose Prey the Hunter Becomes: Becomes Luminescent
★★★★★ Scott Price, Sarah Mainwaring, Michael Chan, Simon Laherty brilliantly discuss human limitations
Judgment Day: Odon von Horvath’s 1937 Anti-Mob-Rule Play Rules
★★★★☆ Richard Jones directs a Park Avenue Armory extravaganza of Christopher Shinn’s adaptation