★★☆☆☆ Young playwright Mara Nelson-Greenberg offers an absurdist, simplistic look at sexism in the workplace
The Lehman Trilogy: An American Dream, and Tragedy, Majestically Recalled
★★★★★ Sam Mendes’s stunning production of Stefano Massini’s rise-and-fall epic arrives in New York
Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations, with Hits and Misses
★★★☆☆ Broadway’s latest jukebox musical mixes timeless music, exuberantly performed, with time-worn platitudes
Juno and the Paycock: O’Casey’s Heroine and Her Strutting Foil Return, Gloriously
★★★★★ Maryann Plunkett and Ciarán O’Reilly lead a first-rate ensemble in a searing revival of the “Dublin Trilogy” entry
The Mother: Female Trouble, in Midlife
★★☆☆☆ A radiant Isabelle Huppert tries to breathe life into Florian Zeller’s account of a woman’s isolation
Alice By Heart: Lost Youth in a Bittersweet Wonderland
★★★★★ The creators of Spring Awakening draw inspiration from Lewis Carroll, with luminous results
Hurricane Diane: Staging an Agro-Revolution, in the Jersey Suburbs
★★★★☆ 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.