★★★☆☆ Actors manage to shine despite directorial gimmickry in Robert O’Hara’s new revival of the Lorraine Hansberry classic
Candida: Revisiting an Early Shavian Heroine, and Her Motley Crew of Admirers
★★★★☆ Gingold Theatrical Group presents a broadly funny new take on Shaw’s satire
Everything’s Fine: Recollections of A Teacher’s Pet, Horrific and Kindly Rendered
★★★★☆ Writer and actor Douglas McGrath, under John Lithgow’s direction, exudes humility and empathy in this one-man play
Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical: Multi-Dimensional Fun, and Not For Fans Only
★★★★☆ A savvy creator and vibrant, youthful cast bring the creepy Netlfix series to the stage, buoyantly
On That Day in Amsterdam: Strangers Find Romance, and Guilt, Far From Home
★★★☆☆ A college boy meets a less fortunate traveler in Clarence Coo’s play
Cannabis! A Viper Vaudeville: Several Tokes Over the Line
★★☆☆☆ A disappointingly preachy revue from HERE and LaMaMa overstates its case for “the people’s plant”
Chains: Worries and Wanderlust in Early 20th Century England
★★★★☆ Mint Theater Company mines the enduring relevance of Elizabeth Baker’s problem play
Yes! Reflections of Molly Bloom: James Joyce’s Complicated Heroine Takes a Bow
★★★★☆ Actress Aedín Moloney and author Colum McCann’s adaptation of “Ulysses”‘s final chapter returns to the stage
Belfast Girls: The Pluck of the Irish
★★★☆☆ Jacki McCarrick revisits an underexplored chapter in Irish, and women’s, history
Exception to the Rule: Porch Kid Meets Street Kids
★★★☆☆ Dave Harris’s follow-up to ‘Tango & Bones’ is entertaining, sobering and ultimately frustrating