★★★★☆ Musician-Songwriter-Actors Brian Quijada and Nigel D. Robinson speak up and sing out
Art: Male Friends Argue on a Flashy Canvas
★★★★☆ Scott Ellis directs Yasmina Reza’s click, with Bobby Cannavale, James Corden and Neil Patrick Harris
The Wild Duck: Rare Ibsen Revival Not to Be Ducked
★★★★☆ Simon Godwin directs a first-rate cast, including Nick Westrate and Alexander Hurt
The Brothers Size: As Forceful as Tectonic Plates Shifting
★★★★☆ Bijan Sheibani, Tarell Alvin McCraney co-direct McCraney’s superbly-cast brotherhood play
Mamma Mia!: Beloved Tuner Revival Not a Winner Taking It All
★★★☆☆ A strong touring company cast is undone by too-loud versions of Andersson-Ulvaeus Top 40 clicks
Ava, The Secret Conversations: An Ill-Conceived Gardner Glance
★★☆☆☆ Elizabeth McGovern stars as the film star, Aaron Costa Ganis as biographer Peter Evans
Ginger Twinsies: Kevin Zak’s Parent Trap Spoof Not So Gingerly Achieved
★★☆☆☆ Playwright Zak also directs a cast willing to go for broke from the get-go, no matter how short the results fall
The Weir: The Conor McPherson Bar Play Easily Vaults a High Bar
★★★★☆ Ciarán O’Reilly directs the Irish Rep revival for the fourth time, with actors Dan Butler, Sean Gormley, John Keating back again
Heathers The Musical: Longtime Fans Will Cheer the Revival, Others May Not
★★☆☆☆ Kevin Murphy, Laurence O’Keefe adapt the teen flick, Andy Rickman directs, with a cast of belters who do what they’re asked to do
Beau: Country-Western-Rock Musical Sneaks Into Town an Instant Marvel
★★★★☆ Writer-lyricist-composer Douglas Lyons, composer Ethan D. Pakchar, director-choreographer Josh Rhodes succeed brightly