Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ Alan Cumming stars as a wealthy art collector with a much-younger companion in Jeremy O. Harris’ provocative new play

★★★☆☆ Tom Kitt and John Logan’s new musical is firmly earthbound. Where’s a caped crusader when you need him?

★★★★☆ A troubling but worthwhile trip back to Athol Fugard’s apartheid-era South Africa

★★★★☆ Nothing is lost in translation in the heart-wrenching Yiddish-language tale of Tevye, his daughters, and the tiny town of Anatevka

★★★☆☆ Part screwball comedy, part post-doctoral thesis, Lynn Nottage’s 8-year-old play still hasn’t solved its identity crisis

★★★☆☆ Tom Sturridge and Jake Gyllenhaal star in a pair of somber, sometimes rewarding monologues by Simon Stephens and Nick Payne

★★★★☆ The hip hop improv troupe cofounded by Lin-Manuel Miranda reunites for an off-Broadway run (with a few special guests)

★★★★ Chekhov’s ubiquitous Vanya gets shaken and stirred
★★ Women endure emotional torture for the sake of friendship

★★★★☆ Versatile playwright-performer Heather Raffo continues to explore her Middle Eastern heritage with a Christmas-set family drama