★★★★☆ Shakespeare in the Park’s free Mobile Unit clicks, due to Rebecca Martínez and Julián Mesri and jubilant cast
Molly Sweeney: Brian Friel’s Play About Sight and Shortsidedness Insightfully Revived
★★★★☆ Charlotte Moore directs Sarah Street, John Keating, Rufus Collins with beautifully staggering results
Three Houses: Dave Malloy’s New, Sometimes Haunting Musical
★★★☆☆ Annie Tippe directs Margo Seibert, Mia Pak, J. D. Mollison, Scott Stangland, Henry Stram, and Ching Valdes-Aran
Here There Are Blueberries: A New, Invaluable Holocaust Stage Documentary
★★★★☆ Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich compile an astonishing chronicle with strong cast, amazing projections
Just Another Day: A Seniors Rom-Com Scores Some Meaningful Points
★★★☆☆ Dan Lauria, Patty McCormack show off impressively in Lauria’s play, well directed by Eric Krebs.
Windrush Secret: Outstanding Surprise Drama from UK
★★★★☆ Rodreguez King-Dorset writes, performs, directs tough drama about 2018 deportation scandal
Jordans: Important Racism Drama Awkwardly Handled
★★★☆☆ Ife Olujobi takes on national Black-white dilemma, Whitney White directing highly adept cast
Illinoise: Sufjan Stevens’ Popular ‘Illinois’ Sung and Danced to Some Effect
★★★☆☆ Justin Peck and Jackie Sibblies Drury adapt, Peck directs and choreographs a game singing and dancing troupe
The Great Gatsby: Fitzgerald’s Roaring ’20s Classic Musicalized as a Loud Whimper
★★☆☆☆ Bookwriter Kait Kerrigan, composer Jason Howard, lyricist Nathan Tyson director Marc Bruni caught with their talents down
Uncle Vanya: Anton Chekhov’s Updated Bored Folks More Boring Than Need Be
★★☆☆☆ Steve Carell, Alfred Molina, Alison Pill, Anika Noni Rose in Heidi Schreck’s new translation, directed by Lila Neugebauer