★★★★☆ Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard play the dueling divas in this musical adaptation of the hit 1992 comedy-fantasy film.
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Babe: #MeToo in the Music Biz
★★★☆☆ Marisa Tomei and Arliss Howard star in Jessica Goldberg’s play about a cultural reckoning.
Swept Away: A Haunting Musical Tale of Survival
★★★★☆ John Gallagher Jr. and Stark Sands are among the stars of this musical featuring songs from The Avett Brothers catalogue.
Shit. Meet. Fan.: Play. Meet. Speed Bumps.
★★★☆☆ Neil Patrick Harris, Jane Krakowski, Debra Messing, Constance Wu and Garret Dillahunt appear in Robert O’Hara’s new dark comedy
Walden: Sibling Rivalry as the World Burns
★★★☆☆ Emmy Rossum and Zoë Winters play sisters torn apart by their life choices in Amy Berryman’s climate change-themed drama set in the “not-so-distant” future.
Left on Tenth: Romantic Comedy Takes a Wrong Turn
★★★☆☆ Julianna Margulies and Peter Gallagher star in Delia Ephron’s new play about a late-in-life romance.
Sunset Blvd.: Take a Walk on the Stylized Side
★★★☆☆ Director Jamie Lloyd puts his typically idiosyncratic stamp on this radically stylized revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1993 musical.
Woof!: Hannah Gadsby’s Hilarious New Show About Not-So-Big Questions
★★★★☆ The Australian comedian seems looser and funnier in this latest outing
McNeal: Robert Downey Jr. Brings Real Star Power to a Sometimes Artificial-Feeling Play
★★★★☆ The Oscar-winning actor makes his stage debut in Ayad Akhtar’s new drama about an emotionally troubled novelist
The Beacon: Irish Drama Sheds More Heat Than Light
★★★☆☆ Kate Mulgrew plays a renowned artist who may have murdered her husband in Nancy Harris’ drama being given its North American premiere by the Irish Repertory Theatre