★★★☆☆ Mira Nair’s beloved 22-year-old movie takes the long road to the stage
King James: A Winning Basketball Bromance
★★★★☆ Rajiv Joseph shoots and scores with his new two-character LeBron James–inspired dramedy
Fat Ham: James Ijames’ Play Is the Thing
★★★★★ Revenge is a dish best served smoked in this backyard barbecue Bard-inspired Pulitzer winner
The Wife of Willesden: Zadie Smith Pays Homage to a Centuries-Old Tale
★★★★☆ Clare Perkins gives a tour de force performance as the very liberated much-married woman of Chaucerian fame
Sweeney Todd: A Bloody Good Treat for Sondheim Fans
★★★★☆ Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford topline a grand revival of the 1979 musical about a bloodthirsty barber and his pastry-making accomplice
Bob Fosse’s Dancin’: A Love Story of Rhythm and Rhyme
★★★★☆ The steps are Fosse’s, the vision is Wayne Cilento’s: a valentine to the nine-time Tony-winning director-choreographer
Dear World: A Macaron-Sweet Revival of Jerry Herman’s Paris-Set Musical
★★★★☆ Encores! shines a spotlight on yet another overlooked Jerry Herman musical with a troubled history and memorable score
Misty: Arinzé Kene Breaks Ground and Defies Genres
★★★★☆ The British performer mixes poetry, music, comedy, and piles and piles of orange balloons in his Olivier Award–nominated play
Crumbs From the Table of Joy: A Wonderful but Overlooked Memory Play Lovingly Revived
★★★★☆ Lynn Nottage’s 1950s-set richly crafted coming-of-age play gets its first New York restaging thanks to the Keen Company
Letters From Max, a ritual: A Playwright and Poet Open Their Hearts
★★★★☆ Sarah Ruhl’s newest work proves a deeply moving meditation on life and the afterlife