★★★★☆ 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
Kafka: The Beloved, Truly Awesome Writer, Brilliantly Conjured
★★★★☆ 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