★★☆☆☆ IMAX meets Broadway in a technologically impressive but dramatically wooden new musical
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My First Ex-Husband: Divorce Comedian Style
★★☆☆☆ Joy Behar, Susie Essman, Tovah Feldshuh, and Adrienne C. Moore break down broken-down marriages in 90 lackluster minutes
Pecking Order: Fowl Play Indeed
★☆☆☆☆ Two infamous New York–dwelling red-tailed hawks serve as the ostensible inspiration for a flighty new comedy
Blind Runner: Race for Your Life
★★★★☆ Iranian playwright Amir Reza Koohestani goes behind prison walls with his evocative two-hander
Gypsy: Hold Your Hats and Hallelujah
★★★★☆ Stephen Sondheim said “there’s not a moment” in this quintessential American musical “that isn’t entertaining.” We have to agree.
Janine Harouni’s Man’oushe: Straight Talk From the N.Y.-Born, U.K.-Dwelling Comedian
★★★★☆ The performer brings her relatable stories and quick wit from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to Soho Playhouse
Cult of Love: Leslye Headland Takes On, and Takes Down, Family and Religion
★★★★☆ Nothing says Christmas like squabbling siblings, screaming matches, and folk songs with four-part harmonies.
Shit. Meet. Fan.: Satire and Secrets on the Rocks
★★★☆☆ Seven disagreeable friends offend and overshare in Robert O’Hara’s New York–set satire
King Lear: Kenneth Branagh Cuts the Tragic Tale to a Slim Two Hours
★★★☆☆ The Shakespeare veteran directs and stars alongside RADA grads in a no-frills production
Maybe Happy Ending: A Futuristic Love Story With Old-Fashioned Heart
★★★★☆ This sweet but never saccharine robot romcom is the musical boost we all need