★★★★☆ Donja R. Love looks unflinchingly at lynchings and their aftermaths in the deep South
Othello: Ruben Santiago-Hudson’s Version Done Wisely and Well
★★★★☆ Chukwudi Iwuji, Corey Stoll, Heather Lind, Alison Wright gorgeous in the Bard’s jealousy screed
Half Time: Music, Mirror, and a Chance to Dance So-So Senior Hip-Hop
★★★☆☆ Jerry Mitchell directs-choreographs Donna McKechnie, Georgia Engel, André De Shields in a not-great Chorus Line take on aging dancers
Desperate Measures: The Bard’s Measure for Measure Tuned Up
★★★★☆ Bookwriter-lyricist Peter Kellogg and composer David Friedman go west for a fun and frolicsome take on Shakespeare’s “problem” play
Everyone’s Fine with Virginia Woolf: Everyone? Not So Fast
★☆☆☆☆ Elevator Repair Service goes at Edward Albee’s classic to embarrassing results
Secret Life of Humans: Humankind’s Rise Debated on Human Level
★★★★★ David Byrne’s treatise involving culture hero Jacob Bronowski is dramatically ascendent
Tchaikovsky, None But the Lonely Heart: Abundant Musical Heart
★★★★☆ Eve Wolf’s book calls on actors and musicians to prove argument about aural emotions
Peace for Mary Frances: Sometimes Death and Dying Go On Too Long
★★★☆☆ The wonderful Lois Smith, directed by Lila Neugebauer, in Lily Thorne’s well-cast death watch
The Beast in the Jungle: Henry James’ Work Dances on Uncertain Feet
★★★☆☆ Susan Stroman, David Thompson and John Kander get Irina Dvorovenko, Tony Yazbeck on their toes
A Pink Chair (In Place of a Fake Antique): Wooster Group on Tadeusz Kantor
★★★★★ A fascinating tribute to the late, great Polish director/author and his Cricot 2 company