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June 15, 2023 9:59 am

The Doctor: Great Theatrical Medicine, Doesn’t Always Go Down Easy

★★★★☆ Juliet Stevenson plays the title role in Robert Ickes’ freewheeling adaptation of Arthur Schnitzler’s 1912 play “Professor Bernhardi.”

June 14, 2023 9:00 pm

A Simulacrum: Not So Magical

★★★☆☆ Illusionist Steve Cuiffo collaborates with playwright Lucas Hnath for this one-man show deconstructing magic.

June 5, 2023 8:54 pm

Days of Wine and Roses: More Sober Than Intoxicating

★★★☆☆ Kelli O’Hara and Brian d’Arcy James star in Adam Guettel’s musical based on the classic 1962 film.

June 1, 2023 8:16 pm

Grey House: Bleak Doesn’t Begin to Describe it

★★★☆☆ Laurie Metcalf, Tatiana Maslany, Paul Sparks, and Sophia Ann Caruso appear in Levi Holloway’s thriller about a couple who become stranded in a remote cabin populated by a strange family.

May 25, 2023 9:29 pm

Primary Trust: You’ve Got a Friend

★★★★☆ William Jackson Harper stars in Eboni Booth’s play about an emotionally fragile man trying to survive a past trauma.

May 18, 2023 7:58 pm

The Fears: A Not-So-Supportive Support Group

★★★☆☆ Steven Soderbergh presents Emma Sheanshang’s play depicting the tensions amongst the members of a Buddhist support group.

May 16, 2023 8:57 pm

King James: A Three-Pointer Play

★★★★☆ Glenn Davis and Chris Perfetti star in Rajiv Joseph’s new play about two friends united by their love of the Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James.

April 25, 2023 8:53 pm

Summer, 1976: A Fuzzy Memory Play

★★★☆☆ Laura Linney and Jessica Hecht play two women recalling the beginning of their friendship, decades earlier, in David Auburn’s diffuse drama.

April 23, 2023 9:54 pm

Prima Facie: A Jodie Comer Tour de Force

★★★★☆ The “Killing Eve” star makes a triumphant Broadway debut in Suzie Miller’s one-person play about a defense barrister who becomes a crime victim.

April 20, 2023 9:24 pm

The Thanksgiving Play: The Satire of Political Correctness We Need Right Now

★★★★☆ Larissa Fasthorse’s comedy feels more timely than ever in its Broadway debut.

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From Cambridge: Rhinoceros, Or Welcome to Zoo(dys)topia

By Bob Verini

★★★★★ John Turturro and Paul Giamatti topline a stunning cast in Diane Paulus’s revival, hilarious and horrifying by turns

The Winter’s Tale: Shakespeare’s Romance Right for Summer

By David Finkle

★★★★★ Daniel Sullivan directs with his standard skill, Raúl Esparza, Lily Rabe head superb cast

An American Daughter: Wendy Wasserstein’s Play Shows Its Age

By Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Jean Lichty plays the title role in this unevenly acted revival also featuring Montego Glover and Robert Sean Leonard

An American Daughter: Wendy Wasserstein Revival Falters

By David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ The swift-tongued playwright takes on a flawed powerful woman, Sarna Lapine directs

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The Saviors: What Would Jesus Do?

★★★★☆ Writer Bubba Weiler and director Jack Serio offer a tender drama of faith and friendship

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★★★★★ Death really does become her, as the writer, composer and star - Jennifer Nettles - serves up a killer new musical.

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★★★★☆ Classy musicalization of a psychosexual cinethriller uses human and technical legerdemain to spellbind

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