★★★★☆ Long-Run Lookback: One of Disney’s most enduring screen-to-stage confections remains among its most adult-friendly—and seems freshly relevant.
Collective Rage: A Play In 5 Betties (Some More Memorable Than Others)
★★★☆☆ Four winning performances and a stunning one add up to an absorbing production of Jen Silverman’s entertaining but frustrating play.
Twelfth Night: The Food of Love, in All Its Flavors
★★★★☆ A musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s romantic comedy champions diversity with a light hand, a full heart, and an effervescent score.
This Ain’t No Disco: An Era Through A Glass Murkily
★★★☆☆ A new rock opera set in 1979-80 New York may move and even thrill you, but offers few insights.
Mummenschanz’s you & me: The Sounds of Silence
★★★☆☆ A new show from the long-established troupe makes us ponder the power of quiet contemplation and connection.
On A Clear Day You Can See Forever: Lovely Evermore
★★★★☆ Irish Repertory Theatre’s Charlotte Moore refreshes the Lane/Lerner musical while mining its enduring charms
Log Cabin: Other People’s Progress
★★★★☆ Jordan Harrison explores the challenges of moving forward in a provocative new play.
Skintight: Chasing Beauty, Ruthlessly
★★★☆☆ Joshua Harmon and Idina Menzel look at the search for eternal youth and the bad behavior it can encourage
Pass Over: A Tragic Quest, in Black and White
★★★☆☆ Antoinette Nwandu’s account of doomed black men is powerful and vexing, on different levels.
Secret Life Of Humans: Progress and Its Problems
★★★☆☆ David Byrne draws on an acclaimed book to ponder our animal nature and other big ideas in a theatrical context