★★★☆☆ Marc Bruni directs a sonically lush but somewhat disappointing concert version of Sondheim and Wheeler’s 19th century-set romantic romp
Cats—The Jellicle Ball: ALW in the House
★★★★☆ The category is…reinvention. The 1982 Andrew Lloyd Webber–T.S. Eliot musical is moving to a fresh new beat.
Pre-Existing Condition: Confessional, Challenging, and Curative
★★★★☆ Actor-turned-playwright Marin Ireland, director Maria Dizzia, and creative consultant Anne Kauffman team up for a confessional drama
The Lonely Few: A Promising and Predictable Rock Musical
★★★☆☆ Directed by Trip Cullman and Ellenore Scott, the show puts two female singers, and their love story, in the spotlight
All of Me: A Rom-Com Powered by Text-to-Speech Technology
★★★★☆ Disabled actors Madison Ferris and Danny J. Gomez make beautiful music in Laura Winters’ delightful play
Uncle Vanya: Disoriented Scenes From a Country Life
★★☆☆☆ Chekhov’s oft-produced tragicomedy gets a misfire of a revival at Lincoln Center
Cabaret: Immersive, Ambitious, All Too Timely
★★★★☆ The August Wilson Theatre has been transformed into the Kit Kat Club. Would you like to buy a girl a drink?
Hell’s Kitchen: Welcome to Alicia Keys’ New York
★★★☆☆ The 16-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter brings her music and her vision to Broadway
Stereophonic: We’re With the Band
★★★★★ David Adjmi and Will Butler’s studio-set play moves to Broadway with a cast in perfect harmony and every note intact
Grief Hotel: Misery Loves Company
★★★★★ Liza Birkenmeier’s Obie Award–winning play paints a gorgeously impressionistic picture of a group of acquaintances in loneliness, contemplation, and despair