★★★☆☆ Shayok Misha Chowdhury writes and directs, with a hard-working and skilled cast
From London: Pacific Overtures, and Thanks Be for It
★★★★☆ An intriguing and colorful staging of the 1976 Sondheim-Weidman musical, at the Menier
Yuletide Revelry: The Callaway Sisters Spice the Season
★★★★☆ Ann Hampton and Liz give carols and pop tunes a good time, Alex Rybeck at the piano
The Night of the Iguana: Williams at his Best, Production Not
★★☆☆☆ Emily Mann directs a prosaic revival, Tom Daly, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Lea DeLaria act
Manahatta: A Smart Focus on Who Really Owns Manhattan
★★★☆☆ Mary Kathryn Nagle examines Wall Street then and now, how it’s changed and hasn’t
Madwomen of the West: Henner, Adams, Mayron, Aaron Let Loose
★★★☆☆ Sandra Tsing Loh’s play about the stage-screen-tv performers reuniting, Thomas Caruso directs
The Gardens of Anuncia: LaChiusa- Daniele Memory Musical Memorable
★★★★☆ Composer Michael John LaChiusa, director-choreographer Graciela Daniele tell her affecting story
Waiting for Godot: Beckett’s Masterpiece Revived, Worth the Wait
★★★★☆ Arin Arbus directs scrupulously, Michael Shannon, Paul Sparks act at the top of their forms
Harmony: A Harmonious New Musical About Discordant 1930s Germany
★★★★★ Barry Manilow and Bruce Susskind create, Warren Carlyle choreograph-directs, and Chip Zien finally gets his leading-man moment
Arcadia: Tom Stoppard’s Heart-Felt Play in Weakened-Heart Revival
★★☆☆☆ Eric Tucker puts Bedlam players, including outstanding Caroline Grogan, through unrewarding paces