★★☆☆☆ Nobel Prize penicillin developer Alexander Fleming, with contemporary lovers singing
The Journals of Adam & Eve: Linden, Henner Score as First Couple
★★★☆☆ Ed. Weinberger adapts Mark Twain’s beloved short story, Amy Anders Corcoran directing
Empire: The Empire State Building Almost Soaringly Sung-Danced
★★★☆☆ Bookwriter-composer-lyricists Caroline Sherman, Robert Hull celebrate the architectural icon.
N/A: Pelosi, Ocasio-Cortez Go at It Toe-to-Toe
★★★★☆ Holland Taylor and Ana Villafañe empower Mario Correa’s dramedy, directed by Diane Paulus
Pre-Existing Condition: Healing Only Teases Abused Young Woman
★★★★☆ Acclaimed actor Marin Ireland writes acclaim-worthy play, Maria Dizzia directs
Dark Noon: American Wild West in Dark South African View
★★★★☆ Tue Biering directs an energetic septet in sprawling comment on Wild West wins and losses
The Comedy of Errors: No Errors Made in This Free Shakespeare Revival
★★★★☆ Shakespeare in the Park’s free Mobile Unit clicks, due to Rebecca Martínez and Julián Mesri and jubilant cast
Molly Sweeney: Brian Friel’s Play About Sight and Shortsidedness Insightfully Revived
★★★★☆ Charlotte Moore directs Sarah Street, John Keating, Rufus Collins with beautifully staggering results
Three Houses: Dave Malloy’s New, Sometimes Haunting Musical
★★★☆☆ Annie Tippe directs Margo Seibert, Mia Pak, J. D. Mollison, Scott Stangland, Henry Stram, and Ching Valdes-Aran
Here There Are Blueberries: A New, Invaluable Holocaust Stage Documentary
★★★★☆ Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich compile an astonishing chronicle with strong cast, amazing projections