★★★★☆ A triumphant Adrienne Warren powers the best biomusical in years
The Michaels: Making the Right Moves
★★★★☆ Richard Nelson takes us back to Rhinebeck, with a thoughtful play about time passing, decently
Little Shop of Horrors: Be Careful What You Wish For
★★★★☆ Michael Mayer’s lowkey revival, like the clumsy clerk at its center, emphasizes the quirky charms of simplicity
Forbidden Broadway: It Just Keeps Rolling (and Rolling) Along
★★★☆☆ The long-running revue is back, still entertaining but not quite sure what it’s making fun of
Moulin Rouge! The Musical!: All You Need Is Love (and Showmanship)
★★★★☆ Baz Luhrmann’s hit bohemian-Paris movie gets bigger and bolder for Broadway
Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow: Everything’s Different, Nothing’s Changed
★★★★☆ Halley Feiffer’s outrageous Chekhov update features a crackerjack cast
We’re Only Alive for a Short Amount of Time: Flying Away, Through Art
★★★★☆ David Cale’s one-man show is a moving memoir of horrors and escape, with songs
Fairview: The Play About Race America Needs Now
★★★★★ Jackie Sibblies Drury’s Pulitzer Prize-winner is uncomfortably, defiantly spectacular
The Secret Life of Bees: The Honey Is Sweet, But It Doesn’t Stick
★★★☆☆ Duncan Sheik and Sam Gold do their best to make a dramatic musical from milquetoast coming-of-age novel
Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune: Love Among the (Glamorous) Downtrodden
★★★☆☆ Terrence McNally’s play, funny, wistful, and meticulously acted, doesn’t quite deliver in its second revival on Broadway