★★★★☆ Leslie Odom Jr. plays the title role in Kenny Leon’s revival of Ossie Davis’ 1961 racial satire, also featuring Kara Young and Jay O. Sanders.
Swing State: Angst in the Heartland
★★★☆☆ Rebecca Gilman’s new play, imported from Chicago’s Goodman Theatre, concerns the troubling chain of events that occur after a toolbox and gun are stolen from a woman’s barn.
Infinite Life: Illness as Undeveloped Metaphor
★★★☆☆ Annie Baker’s new play concerns six patients suffering from serious ailments who are undergoing treatment at an alternative medicine facility.
El Mago Pop: European, Vegas-Style Magic on Broadway
★★★☆☆ Antonio Diaz, “Europe’s highest-grossing illusionist,” makes his Broadway debut with a lavish show of illusions small and large.
The Cottage: A New Sex Farce That Already Feels Dated
★★★☆☆ Eric McCormack, Laura Bell Bundy, Lilli Cooper and Alex Moffat are among the stars of Sandy Rustin’s Noel Coward-inspired sex farce.
Orpheus Descending: Tennessee Williams Revival Doesn’t Bring the Heat
★★★☆☆ Maggie Siff and Pico Alexander play the doomed lovers in this revival of Williams’ problematic drama.
Just for Us: A Comedy Show for Everybody
★★★★☆ Comedian Alex Edelman delivers a hilarious monologue about his attending a meeting of white supremacists.
Once Upon a One More Time: What, You’re Tired of Fairy Tale Musicals?
★★★☆☆ The songs of pop star Britney Spears fuel this latest campy musical exercise in fairy tale revisionism.
Rock & Roll Man: Cruise Ship Entertainment, Minus the Seasickness
★★★☆☆ Constantine Maroulis plays legendary disc jockey Alan Freed in this jukebox musical, also featuring Joe Pantoliano.
Eisenhower, This Piece of Ground: Doing Justice to the 34th President
★★★★☆ John Rubinstein delivers a compelling turn in this solo biographical drama.