★★★★☆ Gordon Greenberg directs, and Lorin Latarro choreographs, a nifty book by Jonathan A. Abrams
Patriots: A Startling Autocrat-Oligarch Exposé
★★★★☆ Peter Morgan’s explosive drama, with Rupert Goold directing the astonishing Michael Stuhlbarg
The Wiz: Revival Doesn’t Ease Down the Road Easily
★★★☆☆ Nichelle Lewis is Dorothy in Amber Ruffin’s revamping of the audience favorite
Lempicka: Admired Artist Tamara de Lempicka Musicalized, With Limited Artistry
★★★☆☆ Eden Espinosa stars in Carson Kreitzer and Matt Gould’s tuner, directed by Rachel Chavkin
Macbeth (an undoing): The Shakespeare Classic Undone to a Fare-Thee-Well
★★☆☆☆ Zinnie Harris is the problematic playwright as well as the much more adept director of this ill-advised project
The Who’s Tommy: The Ground-Breaking Rock Opera Seen, Heard, Felt in Sizzling Revival
★★★★☆ Director Des McAnuff selects top-notch cast and creative team for Pete Townsend classic, with Lorin Latarro choreographing
Like They Do in the Movies: Laurence Fishburne’s Autobiography in Unspared Candor
★★★★☆ The acclaimed Tony winner and screen actor offers an entertaining and revealing self portrait
Teeth: A Rip-Roaring Revenge Musical With Teeth, Many of Them
★★★☆☆ Michael R. Jackson and Anna K. Jacobs, with Sarah Benson directing, add a score to the scarifying 2007 movie Teeth
Ibsen’s Ghost: Charles Busch Triumphs as the Irresponsible Widow Ibsen
★★★★☆ Carl Andress directs a grand cast investigating the deceased playwright’s familial entanglements
Corruption: J.T. Rogers Unleashes Sizzling Stage Documentary
★★★★☆ Bartlett Sher directs a 13-member cast exposing a 2010-2011 British hacking scandal