★★★★☆ Abbey Lee and Owen Teague play alcoholics involved in a turbulent romance in Joe White’s Olivier Award–nominated play
An Ark: Mixed Reality Theater Provides Mixed Results
★★★☆☆ Ian McKellen is among the performers appearing virtually in this one-act play by Simon Stephens
The Disappear: Fun While It Lasts
★★★☆☆ Hamish Linklater, Miriam Silverman, and Dylan Baker are among the stars of Erica Schmidt’s world premiere play riffing on show business and marriage
Bug: Tracy Letts’ Shocker Lands on Broadway
★★★★☆ Carrie Coon and Namir Smallwood star in the Steppenwolf Theater Company’s production, directed by David Cromer.
Anna Christie: That ‘Ole Devil Play
★★★☆☆ Michelle Williams, Tom Sturridge, and Brian d’Arcy James star in Thomas Kail’s revival of Eugene O’Neill’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama
Marjorie Prime: The Future is Now
★★★★★ June Squibb, Cynthia Nixon and Danny Burstein in this Broadway revival of Jordan Harrison’s sci-fi-tinged drama.
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York): Charming Musical Rom-Com Isn’t Heavy Lifting
★★★★☆ Sam Tutty and Christiani Pitts star in this London import that could be a sleeper hit.
This World of Tomorrow: Time Travel Story Suffers from Déjà Vu
★★★☆☆ Tom Hanks and Kelli O’Hara star in this sci-fi romance co-written by Hanks and James Glossman
Oedipus: Fate Comes for Us All
★★★★☆ Mark Strong and Lesley Manville deliver shattering performances in Robert Ickes’ modern adaptation of the classic Greek tragedy
Rob Lake Magic: Less Than the Sum of the Parts
★★☆☆☆ The beloved Muppets serve as comic stooges for a magician best known for appearing on “America’s Got Talent.”