★★★★★ Sam Mendes intensely directs a dark Blackpool dramedy with an unbeatable cast
Forbidden Broadway, Merrily We Stole a Song: A New, B- Edition
★★★☆☆ Gerard Alessandrini hits, misses, while Stern, Collins-Pisano, Hayward, Ortiz cast never misses
From London: Paltrow Ski-Trial Tuner I Wish You Well, on Slippery Slope
★★☆☆☆ Edinburgh Festival Fringe click arrives in West End boisterously loud and pooped out
From London: Imelda Staunton’s Benevolent Hello, Dolly!
★★★☆☆ The London revival shows Dolly in a different but still extremely effective mode
Lifeline: A Penicillin Tuner, Yes, Penicillin!
★★☆☆☆ 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