★★★★☆ Writer-Performer Jack Klaff pays profound, tireless homage to the Prague master, Colin Watkeys, directing
Call Me Izzy: Jean Smart Extremely Smart in Smart Jamie Wax Character Study
★★★★☆ Sarna Lapine directs the six-time Emmy winner soloing as a talented but oppressed trailer-park housewife
Prosperous Fools: Taylor Mac Takes on Molière But Not Prosperously, Foolishly
★☆☆☆☆ Darko Tresnjak directs the misguided satire, with Mac as Artist and Jason O’Connell and Sierra Boggess as other targets
The Imaginary Invalid: Moliére Classic in Robust Good Health and Humor
★★★★☆ Jesse Berger scrupulously directs Jeffrey Hatcher’s adaptation, Mark Linn-Baker heading smart cast
Lights Out, Nat King Cole: Keep this Musical’s Lights Shut Off
★★☆☆☆ Colman Domingo and Patricia McGregor, who directs, concoct the beloved singer’s historic tv series not well
Bus Stop: William Inge’s Tony-Nominated Work on a Loving Return Trip
★★★★☆ Jack Cummings III directs the insightful comical, dramatic work about made and missed connections, with grade-A cast
The Black Wolfe Tone: Kwaku Fortune’s Forceful Semi-Autographical Solo Click
★★★★☆ The actor, new to the Manhattan Stage, makes himself known, as does director Nicola Murphy Dubey
Stranger Things—The First Shadow: Stage Version of Series Maybe Not Strange Enough
★★★☆☆ The Duffer Brothers go Broadway, Kate Trefry scripts, Stephen Daldry directs, Louis McCartney leads hard-working cast
Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp.: What If Caryl Churchill Returns at Her Near Best
★★★☆☆ The often enigmatic playwright unfurls four one-acts, James MacDonald directing, Deirdre O’Connoll, others acting nicely
All the World’s a Stage: Small Town Musical Grippingly Staged
★★★★☆ Adam Gwon’s new musical is a pleasure, aided by cast and director Jonathan Silverstein