★★★★☆ An up-and-coming rock band struggles to record their new album in David Adjmi’s drama, featuring music by former Arcade Fire member Will Butler
Here We Are: A Minor But Welcome Final Addition to the Sondheim Canon
★★★☆☆ A terrific ensemble performs Stephen Sondheim’s final work, directed by Joe Mantello and featuring a book by David Ives adapted from two classic Luis Bunuel films.
Gutenberg! The Musical!: A Meta-Musical Satire That Doesn’t Deserve Exclamation Points
★★★☆☆ Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells reunite for the first Broadway production of this musical spoof by Scott Brown and Anthony King, creators of “Beetlejuice.”
‘Purlie Victorious’ A Revival That Lives Up to Its Title
★★★★☆ 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.