★★★★☆ Tracy Letts’ imperfect but provocative new play uses a small town city council meeting to explore big ideas.
American Buffalo: Mamet’s Classic is in Mint Condition
★★★★☆ Sam Rockwell, Laurence Fishburne and Darren star in this superbly acted Broadway revival of Mamet’s 1975 drama.
The Little Prince: Gallic Whimsy Doesn’t Translate
★★☆☆☆ This dance and acrobatics-filled adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s classic novella arrives on Broadway for a limited engagement.
Birthday Candles: Casts a Dim Theatrical Flame
★★★☆☆ Debra Messing stars in Noah Haidle’s dramedy spanning 90 years in the central character’s life.
Plaza Suite: Not Worth Asking for a Late Check-Out
★★★☆☆ Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker star in this lavishly staged revival of Neil Simon’s now-dated trio of one-acts.
English: Lost in Translation
★★★☆☆ Sanaz Toosi’s play concerns a group of adult Iranian students attempting to learn English.
Black No More: Sometimes More is Less
★★★☆☆ 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.