★★★☆☆ A legendary Rodgers & Hart musical demands a higher ’30s style to get airborne
Anything That Gives Off Light: A Hazy Study in Oppressive Economics
★★☆☆☆ A metaphysical study in social significance suffers from a sea-change
Nantucket Sleigh Ride: A Wild Trip To John Guare’s Magic (Realism) Kingdom
★★★☆☆ Jorge Luis Borges, Walt Disney, and a very large lobster pop up on a pointless journey
Kiss Me, Kate: True to Cole Porter (and Shakespeare) in Their Fashion
★★★★☆ Cole Porter and Kelli O’Hara make beautiful music together in a snappy revival
Skinnamarink: Going on an Experimental Journey
★★★☆☆ Little Lord’s latest work playfully digs at the roots of indoctrination
Be More Chill: Desperately (and Delightfully) Striving to Be Cool
★★★★☆ A new cartoon musical delivers a story as timeless as “Faust” and twice as funny
“Daddy”: More Splash Than Significance in Substance
★★☆☆☆ Alan Cumming plays a sugar daddy in a play that nearly drowns in talk
Dying in Boulder: Karma, Conflict, and Cultural Appropriation
★★☆☆☆ A new play set in Colorado turns into a Rocky Mountain downer
Superhero: A Capably Crafted New Musical That Resolutely Refuses to Fly
★★☆☆☆ Holy guacamole, Batman, how can these ace guys deliver such a dull show?
Marys Seacole: Studying Maternal Cares Then and Now
★★★☆☆ Jackie Sibblies Drury centers her latest ambitious drama around caregivers of color