★★★☆☆ There’s a wealth of talent both on and off stage in this highly ambitious musical inspired by George S. Schuyler’s 1931 Afrofuturist novel.
‘Skeleton Crew’: Blue Collar Angst, Without Much Depth
★★★☆☆ Dominique Morisseau’s drama, the third in her “Detroit Project Trilogy,” makes its Broadway debut.
Long Day’s Journey into Night: A Tragedy for All the Wrong Reasons
★★☆☆☆ Director Robert O’Hara squanders the formidable talents of his lead performers in this grotesquely updated, heavily cut revival.
Flying Over Sunset: A Bummer Theatrical Drug Trip
★★★☆☆ Aldous Huxley, Cary Grant and Clare Booth Luce trip on LSD in the new musical written and directed by James Lapine featuring a score by Tom Kitt and Michael Korie.
Kimberly Akimbo: A Musical As Skewed As Its Title Character
★★★★☆ Victoria Clark plays a teenager afflicted with an illness that makes her grow old prematurely in the new musical by David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori.
Trouble in Mind: Better as Theatrical History Lesson Than Drama
★★★☆☆ Alice Childress’ groundbreaking play about racism makes its Broadway debut 66 years after its premiere.
Medicine: Not What the Doctor Ordered
★★☆☆☆ Domhnall Gleeson plays an institutionalized man undergoing a unique form of drama therapy in Enda Walsh’s absurdist drama.
Morning’s at Seven: Everything Old is Wonderfully New Again
★★★★☆ Sterling revival of Paul Osborn’s classic 1939 play features a dream cast of stage and screen veterans
Nollywood Dreams: Hilarious Show Business Comedy, Nigerian Style
★★★★☆ Jocelyn Bioh’s new comedy uses the Nigerian film industry as a backdrop for show business satire.
The Visitor: Good Intentions Don’t Always Pay Off, in Life or Musical Theater
★★★☆☆ David Hyde Pierce stars in this musical adaptation of the 2007 film, featuring a score by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey