★★★☆☆ Acrobatics and puppetry abound in this musical adaptation of the best-selling novel about a love triangle that takes place in a Depression-era traveling circus.
An Enemy of the People: Ibsen’s Classic Trivialized with Gimmickry and Ice Cubes
★★☆☆☆ Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli star in Sam Gold’s production of Ibsen’s classic drama, adapted by Amy Herzog.
The Effect: A Play About a Scientific Experiment That Feels Like One
★★★☆☆ Jamie Lloyd directs this London revival of Lucy Prebble’s drama about two test subjects in a drug experiment falling in love.
Corruption: Real-Life Events, Compellingly Dramatized
★★★★☆ This gripping new effort from J. T. Rogers, author of “Oslo,” concerns the News International phone hacking scandal that rocked Britain.
Illinoise: An Explosion of Transporting Music and Dance
★★★★☆ Justin Peck’s dance-theater piece, featuring a story he devised with Jackie Sibblies Drury, is based on Sufjan Stevens’ acclaimed album.
Brooklyn Laundry: John Patrick Shanley Rinses and Repeats, to Mostly Charming Effect
★★★★☆ Cecily Strong and David Zayas star in this romantic dramedy from the author of “Moonstruck.”
The Ally: A Play of Ideas. And Ideas. And Ideas…
★★★☆☆ Josh Radnor plays a university professor caught up in a maelstrom of conflicting ideologies in the talky new drama by Itamar Moses.
A Sign of the Times: ’60s Pop Nostalgia for the Baby Boomer Crowd
★★★☆☆ Chilina Kennedy and Crystal Lucas-Perry star in this 1965-set musical featuring dozens of pop hits by the likes of Petula Clark, Lesley Gore, The Monkees, and Dusty Springfield.
The Apiary: Nothing to Buzz About
★★☆☆☆ Taylor Schilling and April Matthis appear in Kate Douglas’ play about laboratory workers who develop an unconventional method of promoting beehive growth.
The Connector: Journalism Scandal Musical Feels Too Little, Too Late
★★★☆☆ Daisy Prince directs this new musical by Jason Robert Brown and Jonathan Marc Sherman, based on a real-life story and featuring Scott Bakula, Ben Levi Ross, and Hannah Cruz.