★★★★☆ Lucas Hnath’s 75-minute docudrama uses his mother’s experience—and her voice—to tell her terrifying story
Letters of Suresh: An Ode to an All-But-Forgotten Art Form
★★★☆☆ Rajiv Joseph’s new play explores the confessional power of the pen and paper
Is This A Room: Reality Winner Speaks Her Truth
★★★★☆ The FBI interrogation of an unlikely whistleblower yields a powerful docudrama
Six: Long Live the Queens
★★★★★ Henry VIII’s wives get the royal treatment in this 80-minute musical celebration of girl power
A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet: Looking for “One Hit Song”
★★★☆☆ Bryonha Marie Parham shines as a pop star searching for a comeback in this showbiz-centered musical
Merry Wives: A Giddy Modern-Day Take on a Lesser Shakespeare
★★★★☆ Jocelyn Bioh’s smart Harlem-set spin on Shakespeare is the joyous kick we all need right now
Seven Deadly Sins: There’s No Harm In Watching
★★★★☆ That former den of iniquity, the Meatpacking District, plays host to a sin-inspired evening
SOCIAL!: It’s Time to Dance
★★★☆☆ Is it theater? Is it disco? Either way, it’s a safety-conscious, socially distant 55-minute experience.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom: A Perfect August in December
★★★★★ Wilson’s Chicago-set 1920s play gets a magnificent, melodic Netflix transfer
The Prom: The Big-Hearted Broadway Musical Gets a Lavish, Loving Film
★★★★☆ ✩ As the song says: “Go big or you’ve blown it!” Director Ryan Murphy takes the lyric to heart in this sparkle-, shimmer-, and sequin-heavy adaptation.