★★★★★ Druid’s Garry Hynes directs Marty Rea and Aaron Monaghan in a brilliantly physical version
Torch Song: Harvey Fierstein’s View of Gay Life Not Always Gay
★★★★☆ Urie, Ruehl repeat their masterful performances in the strong Second Stage revival
Love, Linda: Stevie Holland Explains Why Mrs. Cole Porter Is So in Love
★★★★☆ Twenty of the great love song purveyor’s greatest hits recalled in a musical autobiography
Renascence: Edna St. Vincent Millay’s First Great Poem, Greatly Staged
★★★★☆ Carmel Dean, Jack Cumming III, Dick Scanlan, Scott celebrate the making of the poet’s prize-winning poem
India Pale Ale: Immigrant Punjabi Drama Makes for Pale Ale
★★★☆☆ Jaclyn Backhaus fights back at current domestic policies to mixed but hopeful results
Happy Birthday, Wanda June: Kurt Vonnegut’s First Play Not Happy-Making
★★☆☆☆ The revival takes advantage of the Donald J. Trump environment but not well
The Book of Merman: Merman, Mormon Spoof Down in the Depths
★☆☆☆☆ Leo Schwartz and DC Cathro may enjoy what they’ve written, but many others might not
Mother of the Maid: Glenn Close, Grace Van Patten Hot as Mom and Saint Joan
★★★☆☆ Jane Anderson’s follows a mother whose difficult child turns out to be a saint in the making
Fireflies: Donja R. Love’s Explosive Look at Destructive Racism
★★★★☆ The marriage of a reverend and his pregnant wife founders as literal and figurative bombs go off
Emma and Max: Moviemaker Todd Solondz Tries Theater to Mixed Results
★★★☆☆ A tale ripped from the headlines about liberal guilt and immigrant discontent is watered down