★★★☆☆ Jay O. Sanders and Dakin Matthews head TFANA’s versatile ensemble
About Michael Sommers
How Is It That We Live or Shakey Jake + Alice: Len Jenkin Conjures a Love Story
★★★☆☆ Fred Weller and Kate Arrington portray soul mates in a poetic romance
A Knock on the Roof: Everyday life and death in Gaza
★★★☆☆ Khawla Ibraheem depicts a mom in desperate straits
Cymbeline: Shakespeare Lite, more easily rephrased than actually done
★★☆☆☆ NAATCO stages a pleasant if patchy all-female, all-Asian American revival
Old Cock: Fowl Doings all the Way from Portugal
★★★☆☆ Robert Schenkkan’s semi-satirical historical study appears Under the Radar
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo: Gives you the “Wilis” and more
★★★★☆ Program A features a spooky Giselle plus a bright new Balanchine tribute
Eureka Day: Woke’s the Word in Jonathan Spector’s Timely Comedy
★★★★★ Bill Irwin, Jessica Hecht and company bring great distinction to the Broadway season
Cult of Love: They’ll Be Home for Christmas, If Not So Dreamily
★★★☆☆ Zachary Quinto heads the ensemble for Leslye Headland’s new play
We Are Your Robots: “What do you want, my human friends?”
★★★☆☆ Ethan Lipton and cohorts musically ponder artificial intelligence and other smart matters
The Blood Quilt: Piecing Together a Black Family’s History
★★★☆☆ Lincoln Center Theater produces Katori Hall’s tasty though overstuffed drama