★★☆☆☆ Lois Robbins wrote and stars in a mostly autobiographical look at a woman’s relationships through life
Sea Wall/A Life: Fathers and Sons, Grappling with Love and Loss
★★★★☆ Tom Sturridge and Jake Gyllenhaal turn in stirring performances in monologues addressing parenthood and mortality
Bat Out of Hell—The Musical: All Revved Up, Going Nowhere
★★☆☆☆ A bloated musical adaptation of the Meat Loaf opus wastes the album’s charms, and the talents of cast members
Love, Noël: Letters, and Songs, from a Master
★★★★☆ Cabaret luminaries Steve Ross and KT Sullivan honor a legendary Coward
Road Show: Sondheim’s Battling Brothers Are Back, in New Star Turns
★★★★☆ Raúl Esparza, Brandon Uranowitz, and others shine in a concert production of the Stephen Sondheim/John Weidman musical
Mojada: A Medea in the Barrio
★★★☆☆ Luis Alfaro puts a modern, Latin twist on a classic Greek tragedy
The Rolling Stone: Gathering Moss, and Facing Danger, in Uganda
★★★★☆ A vital and harrowing new play by Chris Urch looks at a young Ugandan man’s struggle to conceal his homosexuality
In the Green: Female Bonding, and Breaking, in Medieval Times
★★★☆☆ A new musical by and featuring Grace McLean recalls a singular woman (and saint) to beguiling, bewildering effect
Toni Stone: A Woman At Bat, Alone in the Game
★★★☆☆ Lydia R. Diamond casts new light on the Negro League legend and first lady of professional baseball
A Strange Loop: The Cycle of Life, on Repeat
★★★★☆ Michael R. Jackson takes on identity, and Tyler Perry, in a funny, haunting and truly original new musical