★★★★☆ Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale star in Simon Stone’s harrowing tragedy, “after” the Euripides classic
Emojiland: Once You Get Restarted
★★★★☆ A delightful new musical takes us behind the screen—of our smartphones.
BOOM: Talkin’ ‘Bout His Mom’s Generation
★★★☆☆ Multi-tasking Canadian star and Gen Xer Rick Miller channels baby boomers and their icons, in words and music
London Assurance: High Jinks Among the High-Born
★★★☆☆ 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