★★★★★ 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.
Death of a Salesman: Brian Dennehy Sells It With a Smile and a Shoeshine
★★★★★ Don’t miss this chance to see a revelatory revival of Arthur Miller’s iconic American tragedy
Coastal Elites: Paul Rudnick Rages Against the Right-Wing Machine
★★★☆☆ Bette Midler and Sarah Paulson star in a motley collection of made-for-liberal monologues
Hamilton: $7 Gets You Front-Row Access to $10 Founding Father
★★★★★ The smash-hit Broadway musical and pop-culture phenomenon gets a wide release