★★★★★ Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s acclaimed play makes its Broadway debut in a revelatory staging.
Christine Ebersole with Billy Stritch: I’ll Be Home for Christmas: Holiday Cheer Spiked with Wit
The veteran performers, who have been working together for twenty years, make their 54 Below debut with this holiday-themed show.
Buena Vista Social Club: From Album to Screen to Triumphant Musical
★★★★☆ Marco Ramirez (“The Royale”) provides the book for this show featuring the music of legendary Cuban musicians.
Manahatta: History Repeating Itself, Didactically
★★★☆☆ Mary Kathryn Nagle’s play parallels the past and present struggles of Native Americans.
Spain: A history play that stays mainly in the plain.
★★☆☆☆ Jen Silverman’s comedy-drama revolves around the figures involved in the making of the landmark 1937 anti-fascist documentary “The Spanish Earth.”
Hell’s Kitchen: A Musical Neighborhood Worth Visiting
★★★★☆ Featuring old and new songs by Alicia Keys, the musical is loosely based on the performer’s early life.
Waiting for Godot: Beckett’s Classic Play Revived and, Spoiler Alert, He Still Doesn’t Arrive
★★★★☆ Michael Shannon and Paul Sparks deliver lived-in chemistry in this sturdy revival of the absurdist masterpiece.
I Need That: A Play About Hoarding Not Cluttered by Nuance
★★★☆☆ Danny DeVito stars in Theresa Rebeck’s play about a compulsive hoarder, also featuring his daughter Lucy DeVito and Ray Anthony Thomas.
Sabbath’s Theater: Philip Roth’s Sexually Explicit Novel, Unabashedly Staged
★★★☆☆ John Turturro plays the licentious former puppeteer in this stage adaptation which he co-wrote, also featuring Elizabeth Marvel and Jason Kravits.
I Can Get It For You Wholesale: Garment District-Set Musical Gets Some Fresh Tailoring
★★★★☆ The CSC’s revival of the 1962 Harold Rome/Jerome Weidman musical features a terrific ensemble headed by Santino Fontana.