★★★★☆ But playwright Suzie Miller’s post-#MeToo legal drama also raises difficult questions
Vanities—The Musical: Jack Heifner’s Three Female Friends Return, Singing (Again)
★★★☆☆ The long-running off-Broadway play-turned-long-developing musical returns, enlivened by a winning cast
Leo Reich, Literally Who Cares: Jokin’ ‘Bout His Generation, and Himself
★★★☆☆ The Gen-Z British comedian brings his irony fest to New York
Frankenstein’s Monster is Drunk and the Sheep have all Jumped the Fences: A Short, Sweet, Wild Ride
★★★★☆ Humor, horror and a little pathos mix nicely in this intimate, quirky import from Northern Ireland
Camp Siegfried: In Post-Weimar New York, Innocence Lost
★★★☆☆ David Cromer directs Bess Wohl’s intimate account of young love tainted by hateful ideology
A Raisin in the Sun: A Classic Overbaked, but with Radiant Performances
★★★☆☆ 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