★★★☆☆ The actress, author, and social media star opens her heart on the off-Broadway stage
The Other Americans: John Leguizamo, Not Going It Alone
★★★☆☆ The award-winning playwright-actor tackles the great American Latino family drama
Weather Girl: The Forecast? Dark, With 100% Chance of Laughter
★★★★☆ Julia McDermott shines as a spiraling TV reporter in a one-woman climate-crisis comedy
The Brothers Size: A Heart-Rending Tale of Family and Trauma
★★★★☆ Tarell Alvin McCraney’s minimalist, poetic tale of siblings down South gets a timely revival at The Shed
Twelfth Night: Come for the Verse, Stay for the Vibes
★★★★☆ Saheem Ali directs Oscar winner and Tony nominee Lupita Nyong’o in the festive Shakespearean frolic
Can I Be Frank?: Frank, Fervent, Ferociously Funny
★★★★☆ Performance artist Morgan Bassichis puts the late Frank Maya back in the spotlight
Trophy Boys: Skewering, Indicting, and Side-Eyeing Male Privilege
★★★★☆ Australian playwright Emmanuelle Mattana puts the patriarchy through its paces in a 70-minute play
Duke & Roya: Finding Love in a Hopeless Place
★★★☆☆ Jay Ellis and Stephanie Nur are perfectly cast in Charles Randolph-Wright’s romantic drama
Creditors: Love, Marriage, and Maddening Mind Games
★★★☆☆ Ian Rickson directs the rarely performed Strindberg work, with a refresh from playwright Jen Silverman
Goddess: A Myth-Making, Magical New Musical
★★★★☆ A luminous Amber Iman casts a spell in an ambitious Kenya-set show at the Public Theater