★★★★☆ Madeleine George’s funny, thought-provoking new play finds a Greek god returning as a gender-bending gardener
Merrily We Roll Along: Opening Doors, Again
★★★★☆ Fiasco Theater and Roundabout Theatre Company offer another compelling take on a challenging Sondheim musical
Freestyle Love Supreme: Going with the Flow
★★★★☆ A hip-hop improv group co-founded by Lin-Manuel Miranda makes an exuberant return
The Shadow of a Gunman: Dangerous Games in Dublin
★★★★☆ Irish Repertory Theatre’s Sean O’Casey season kicks off with this piercing look at Ireland’s troubles before The Troubles.
My Fair Lady: A Loverly, and Fierce, New Eliza
★★★★★ Laura Benanti and other new recruits bring fresh joy and fire to Bartlett Sher’s ravishing revival
True West: Shepard’s Raging Brothers Return
★★★★☆ Ethan Hawke and Paul Dano make their own mark in the first Broadway revival of this modern classic
Eddie and Dave: Running with the Devil, in Drag
★★★★☆ A storied rock & roll rivalry is revisited hilariously, with a gender twist (and tenderness), in Amy Staats’s new play
LaBute New Theater Festival: Reasons to be Wary, of Modern Life
★★★☆☆ Three new one-act plays by Neil LaBute find men and women grappling with contemporary and historical issues
On Blueberry Hill: Unlikely Bedfellows, in Crime and Forgiveness
★★★★☆ From Ireland, a tale of two (very different) tortured souls, and towering performances
Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!: Family Fun in Whoville
★★★☆☆ The holiday favorite returns to Madison Square Garden, with Gavin Lee as the titular grouch