★★★☆☆ Alice Childress’ groundbreaking play about racism makes its Broadway debut 66 years after its premiere.
Medicine: Not What the Doctor Ordered
★★☆☆☆ Domhnall Gleeson plays an institutionalized man undergoing a unique form of drama therapy in Enda Walsh’s absurdist drama.
Morning’s at Seven: Everything Old is Wonderfully New Again
★★★★☆ Sterling revival of Paul Osborn’s classic 1939 play features a dream cast of stage and screen veterans
Nollywood Dreams: Hilarious Show Business Comedy, Nigerian Style
★★★★☆ Jocelyn Bioh’s new comedy uses the Nigerian film industry as a backdrop for show business satire.
The Visitor: Good Intentions Don’t Always Pay Off, in Life or Musical Theater
★★★☆☆ David Hyde Pierce stars in this musical adaptation of the 2007 film, featuring a score by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey
Morning Sun: Three Not So Tall Women
★★★☆☆ Edie Falco, Blair Brown, and Marin Ireland star in Simon Stephens’ time-shifting drama about three generations of women.
Fairycakes: You’ll Be Desperate to Get Out of These Woods
★★☆☆☆ Douglas Carter Beane’s comedy, featuring a formidable cast, mashes up Shakespeare and fairy tales and does neither any favors.
American Utopia: The Joyous Theatrical Concert We Still Need
★★★★★ The former frontman of the Talking Heads returns with his Tony Award-winning show of music and dance.
The Lehman Trilogy: Sam Mendes’ landmark production makes a triumphant Broadway debut.
★★★★★ Adam Godley, Simon Russell Beale and Adrian Lester deliver stupendous performances in this brilliantly staged, decades-spanning theatrical saga.
Thoughts of a Colored Man: The Debut of an Important New Dramatic Voice
★★★★☆ Keenan Scott II’s poetic drama resonates with urgency and heart.