★★★☆☆ Edward Mawere, Leland Fowler, Jamyl Dobson act the reality of the black HIV-positive gay man
One November Yankee: Harry Hamlin, Stephanie Powers Take Flight
★★★☆☆ Joshua Ravetch sketches brother-sister relationships for 80 generally amusing minutes
Anything Can Happen in the Theater: Some Does, Some Doesn’t in This Revue
★★★☆☆ Songwriter Maury Yeston’s catalog romped through by director Gerard Alessandrini and deft cast
Jagged Little Pill: Alanis Morissette Lavishly Broadway-ized
★★★★☆ The Top of the Charts release embedded in a family-dysfunction story, from Diane Paulus and Diablo Cody
MsTRIAL: Office Sexual Harassment Goes Strongly #MeToo
★★★☆☆ Former lawyer Dep Kirkland plays a nasty lawyer in his Weinstein-influenced drama
From London: Well-Measured Measure for Measure, Giddy Groan Ups
Measure for Measure ★★★★ Is Gregory Doran currently our most accomplished director of anything William Shakespeare wrote for the stage—or is believed to have written? As artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he’s in a good position to jockey for the rating. He can assign himself as many productions as he likes and then do…
Slava’s Snowshow: Clowns Gaily on the Loose in a Winter Wonderland
★★★☆☆ Slava Polunin and a clown troupe immerse kids and parents in a colorful holiday snowfall
Pumpgirl: North Ireland Trio in Well-Demonstrated Anguish
★★★★☆ Actors Hamish Allan-Headley, Labhaoise Magee, and Clare O’Malley excel in Abbie Spallen’s work
Richard III: Director Hynes Makes Glorious DruidShakespeare Summary
★★★★☆ Aaron Monaghan is the famous villain in an excellent, surprising production
Broadbend, Arkansas: Inspired Musical Look at Racism’s Toll
★★★★☆ Ted Shen, Ellen McHugh, Harrison David Rivers create strong piece with director Jack Cummings III