★★★☆☆ Irish Repertory Theatre, under Charlotte Moore’s direction, revives the early-Victorian Era comedy by Dion Boucicault
Judgment Day: The Roar, and Lure, of the Crowd
★★★★★ Ödön von Horváth’s morally charged thriller gets a fresh adaptation (by Christopher Shinn) in a stunning new production
Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven: A Purgatory Where Women Lead, and Suffer
★★★★☆ The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright finds humor, despair and survival in a halfway house
A Bright Room Called Day: A Call to Action, Refreshed
★★★★☆ Tony Kushner’s first produced play gets an update, and a stellar cast, in a new Public Theater production
The Underlying Chris: The Circle of Life, Through a Rainbow of Lenses
★★★★☆ Playwright Will Eno and director Kenny Leon find meaning, and commonality, in life’s little moments
Einstein’s Dreams: Love and Science Merge, with Relative Success
★★★★☆ A new musical (based on the novel) casts the iconic genius as a romantic lead
Evita: Come Share Her Glory, with Two Actresses
★★★★☆ Maia Reficco and a sublime Solea Pfeiffer divide the role of the historical diva in a sparkling new production
Broadbend, Arkansas: A Family’s African-American Dreams, and Struggles
★★★☆☆ A new musical examines decades of injustice, and hope, through the eyes of a father and daughter
Tina: Trying, Too Hard, to Catch Fire
★★☆☆☆ Broadway’s latest jukebox tribute honors the queen of rock and soul
A Woman of the World: Promoting a Poet, and Herself
★★★☆☆ Kathleen Chalfant turns in a luminous performance as Emily Dickinson’s editor in a new play by Rebecca Gilman