★★★★☆ Anna Ziegler’s new play tackles identity, religion, career, and marriage
Cornelia Street: A Hazy New York Nostalgia Trip
★★☆☆☆ Simon Stephens and Mark Eitzel team up for an unpromising new musical at the Atlantic
Twelfth Night: A Terrific Trimmed-Down Take on Shakespeare’s Comedy
★★★★★ Classical Theatre of Harlem’s acclaimed summer staging returns for a short winter stint
Endgame: A Fine-Tuned Production of Beckett’s Favorite Play
★★★★☆ Bill Irwin and John Douglas Thompson headline Irish Rep’s revival of the 1957 tragicomedy
Small Talk: Colin Quinn On the Lost Art of Casual Conversation
★★★★☆ In his newest one-man show, the comedian reminds us of the importance of informal in-person interaction
The Appointment: Satire at Its Best on Perhaps the Worst Possible Topic
★★★★☆ A musical satire centered on the abortion debate? Only from the provocative, topical, and always edgy Lightning Rod Special.
Song of Joy: A One-Man Transcontinental Memory Play
★★★★☆ Writer-performer Carol Mazhuvancheril reconciles growing up (and eventually coming out) in India, Austria, and America
Between Riverside and Crazy: Wild and Wonderful New York Story
★★★★★ Eight years after its premiere, the Austin Pendleton–directed production of Stephen Adly Guirgis’ play is as gripping as ever
Merrily We Roll Along: How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Sondheim Show
★★★★★ To quote one of the songs from the much-maligned, but very beloved, musical: It’s a hit!
A Beautiful Noise: Reaching Out, Touching Neil Diamond, Touching You
★★★☆☆ Will Swenson shines in flashy bio-musical salute to the singer-songwriter with a voice like “gravel wrapped in velvet”