★★★☆☆ The songs of pop star Britney Spears fuel this latest campy musical exercise in fairy tale revisionism.
Rock & Roll Man: Cruise Ship Entertainment, Minus the Seasickness
★★★☆☆ Constantine Maroulis plays legendary disc jockey Alan Freed in this jukebox musical, also featuring Joe Pantoliano.
Eisenhower, This Piece of Ground: Doing Justice to the 34th President
★★★★☆ John Rubinstein delivers a compelling turn in this solo biographical drama.
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.”
A Simulacrum: Not So Magical
★★★☆☆ Illusionist Steve Cuiffo collaborates with playwright Lucas Hnath for this one-man show deconstructing magic.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.