★★★★☆ Sharp circus skills and eccentric machinery deliver a beguiling time
‘Twas the Night Before: Cirque du Soleil’s Bright New Holiday Gift
★★★★☆ Aerialists and acrobats deliver Christmas cheer to Madison Square Garden
one in two: An Absurdist Look at a Serious Issue
★★★☆☆ The sadly familiar story of a black man living with HIV gets an absurdist twist
Greater Clements: Haunted By History
★★★☆☆ Samuel D. Hunter delivers a significant though flawed American drama
The Illusionists: They’ve Got Magic to Do
★★★☆☆ Six magicians conjure up tricks for the family crowd
Fefu and Her Friends: Still Ahead of Its Time
★★★☆☆ An unorthodox 1977 drama on feminist themes is revived by Theatre for a New Audience
The Underlying Chris: What We Share in Our World
★★★★☆ Will Eno thoughtfully explores the human essentials in his latest play
The Crucible: Boils Over Again In a Hot and Timely Staging
★★★★☆ Bedlam removes the frame from Arthur Miller’s drama about another witch hunt
A Christmas Carol: Spooked By the Past
★★★☆☆ A chilly Campbell Scott plays Scrooge in a grim rendition of the holiday classic
The Inheritance: Gay Times in America, Then and Now
★★★★☆ Some fine acting and a sterling staging lend credence to a classy gay soap opera by Matthew Lopez