★★☆☆☆ An homage to rock gods and their classical forebears offers all the subtlety of Spinal Tap’s tribute to Stonehenge.
Angels in America: Arriving via London, This Angel Soars
★★★★★ Tony Kushner’s American masterwork remains topical, trenchant, and transcendent in this new production.
Admissions: Diversity Blues, With Wit and Compassion
★★★★☆ Jessica Hecht plays a dean trying to drag an elite prep school into the 21st century in Josh Harmon’s new comedy.
Good for Otto: Ed Harris Tries Talking Cure in Rabe’s New Play
★★★☆☆ The cast is excellent, but at nearly three hours, this mix of reflection and whimsy isn’t always smooth.
Hello, Dolly!: Bernadette Peters Is A Divine Mrs. Levi
★★★★★ A natural stage animal, Peters makes Dolly her own, emphasizing the widowed matchmaker’s fragility and loneliness.
Is God Is: Twisted Sisters Serve a Vengeful Goddess
★★★★★ Shades of classical tragedies, revenge plays, and spaghetti westerns, in a uniquely fierce, lyrical voice