★★★★☆ The restless multihyphenate revisits the season, virtually
Shipwreck: On Trump, Race, Privilege, Friendship and Other Vexing Matters
★★★★☆ Anne Washburn and direct Saheem Ali mix the fantastical with the naturalistic in an audio version of this “History Play About 2017”
What Do We Need to Talk About?: Apple Tart for the Soul
Nelson’s Apple Family returns, virtually, to engage and comfort deprived theater fans
Intermission Talk: How Broadway Singing Fell Prey to Pop Music’s Excesses, and Why There’s Hope
On keeping singing in musical theater about storytelling, rather than showboating
72 Miles to Go: A Family Torn by Borders
★★★☆☆ A well-meaning new play documents a family’s struggles after being separated from its undocumented matron
Mr. Toole: A Creative Life Cut Short, Leaving Love and Anguish Behind
★★★★☆ A new play reflects on a literary hero, and on the toll and rewards of inspiration
Incantata: Making Art Out of Grief
★★★☆☆ Paul Muldoon’s feverishly elegiac poem makes its American stage debut
The Unsinkable Molly Brown: Bellying Up to a New Century
★★★★☆ Dick Scanlan and Kathleen Marshall overhaul the Meredith Willson musical, with delightful results
All the Natalie Portmans: A Troubled Girl and Her Movie Star Muse
★★★☆☆ C.A. Johnson’s tender new play is illuminated by a vibrant young character, and actress
West Side Story: A New Time For Us
★★★★☆ Ivo van Hove shoots sparks into space with a fresh take on a musical masterwork