Richard Nelson’s fresh slice of Rhinebeck life is a screenshot reflection of our troubled times
The Perplexed: Pretty Pointless
★★☆☆☆ Richard Greenberg writes a play overstuffed with nothing interesting
Coal Country: Telling a Sorrowful Story as Old as the Hills
★★★☆☆ Grammy-winning songwriter Steve Earle lends authenticity to a docudrama
The Hot Wing King: Smart and Sassy
★★★★☆ Katori Hall composes a satisfying dramedy about black men who happen to be gay
Dana H.: Giving Voice to a Captive Held in Plain Sight
★★★☆☆ Deirdre O’Connell delivers a striking portrait of a woman in distress
We’re Gonna Die: Catch a Concert Study in Mortality at Second Stage
★★★★☆ Playwright/songwriter Young Jean Lee studies an inevitable fact of life
Cambodian Rock Band: Jamming on the Eve of Destruction
★★★★★ Lauren Yee dramatizes the Khmer Rouge nightmare with a suspenseful story
West Side Story: Damp, Desolate, and Usually Distracting
★★★☆☆ The 1957 Bernstein-Laurents-Robbins-Sondheim masterpiece gets a harsh modern makeover
Mack & Mabel: A Musical Heartbreaker in More Ways Than One
★★★★☆ Jerry Herman’s musical about Hollywood legends is an imperfect charmer
Blues for an Alabama Sky: A Hard-Boiled Canary Desires a Better Roost
★★★☆☆ Pearl Cleage’s 1995 drama about 1930 Harlem life receives its overdue New York premiere