★★★★☆ Lesley Manville’s performance in Eugene O’Neill’s wrenching family drama will leave you on a morphine-like high
Unexpected Joy: A Show Paved With Good Intentions
★★☆☆☆ A four-character, all-female musical at the York Theatre is an Unexpected disappointment
A Brief History of Women: 1 Man, 1 House, 60 Years
★★★☆☆ Alan Ayckbourn’s 81st is short on substance and long on style, but nevertheless a treat for his fans
Henry V: Once More Unto the Breach
★★★★☆ The Public Theater’s Mobile Unit strips down the band-of-brothers play to a slick 105 minutes
King Lear: Antony Sher’s Crowning Achievement
★★★★★ In his last dance with the Bard, Antony Sher tackles (and conquers) the mad king with the Royal Shakespeare Company
Feeding the Dragon: Sharon Washington Hits the Books
★★★☆☆ Sharon Washington pens and performs her New York City fairy tale of “The Little Girl Who Lived in a Library.”
Lobby Hero: A Fine Revival of Lonergan’s Slight Comedy
★★★☆☆ Film stars Michael Cera and Chris Evans face off in the character-heavy, plot-light play.
The Winter’s Tale: A Sad Tale’s Best for Spring
★★★★☆ ★★★★ Arin Arbus and Theatre for a New Audience embrace Shakespeare’s bear of a play