★★★☆☆ Will Swenson and Mark Jacoby play the younger and the older versions of the pop star recalling his life through his songs in this jukebox musical.
KPOP: The Musical About the Korean Pop Music Phenomenon Doesn’t Translate Well to Broadway.
★★★☆☆ The acclaimed Off-Broadway production feels glossier but slighter in its new incarnation.
A Christmas Carol: Jefferson Mays Plays Scrooge, and Everyone Else.
★★★★☆ Mays delivers a tour-de-force performance in this theatrically dazzling one-person version of Dickens’ holiday classic.
Sandra: A Mystery Tale, Delivered in Storytelling Fashion
★★★☆☆ Marjan Neshat stars in David Cale’s one-person play about a woman who goes to Mexico in search of her missing friend.
& Juliet: Shakespeare Reimagined with Earworm-Heavy Pop Hits
★★★★☆ This Broadway musical featuring dozens of pop hits from the catalogue of songwriter/producer Max Martin imagines what might have happened if Juliet didn’t die.
Walking with Ghosts: Gabriel Byrne Goes Down a Dark Memory Lane
★★★☆☆ The Irish actor delivers an autobiographical solo show based on his acclaimed memoir.
My Window — A Journey Through Life: Melissa Etheridge’s Solo Autobiographical Musical Show
★★★☆☆ The Grammy and Oscar-winning pop star performs an evening of storytelling and music.
The Piano Lesson: A Star-Studded Revival of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-Winning Drama
★★★★☆ Samuel L. Jackson, Danielle Brooks, and John David Washington star in this uneven production directed by LaTanya Richardson.
Everything’s Fine: Douglas McGrath’s Tonally Problematic One-Man Play
★★★☆☆ The Oscar-nominated screenwriter and playwright relates his experiences growing up in rural Texas in this autobiographical solo piece directed by John Lithgow.
Death of a Salesman: Arthur Miller’s Classic Drama, Needlessly Embellished.
★★★☆☆ Wendell Pierce and Sharon D Clarke deliver superb lead performances in this overly gimmicky production.