★★★★☆ A handsomely sung musical documentary relates an inspiring wartime miracle
The Prom: Plenty of Showbiz Gagging Over Some Serious Issues
★★☆☆☆ Several Sardi’s caricatures confront serious issues in a slick but kinda crass new musical
The Other Josh Cohen: See a Loser Be a Winner By Doing the Right Thing
★★★★☆ A schlub loses everything but later gains true love in a little, New York-y musical
Thom Pain (based on nothing): Some Existential Rambles With Michael C. Hall
★★★★☆ Signature Theatre smartly revives Will Eno’s significantly meandering monodrama
Eve’s Song: How Black Women’s Lives Don’t Always Matter in America
★★★☆☆ The Public Theater premieres the threnody of a blameless woman’s destruction
The Thanksgiving Play: Knocking the Stuffing Out of White Liberal Correctness
★★★☆☆ Playwrights Horizons premieres a satirical comedy that’s tasty but underdone
Waiting for Godot: Whiling Away a Few Fine Hours With an Irish Didi and Gogo
★★★★☆ The Druid company infuses Samuel Beckett’s bleak drama with a wonderful sense of life
Big Apple Circus: A Lean, Keen, Family Show (and More) to its Core
★★★★☆ Kids will get a kick out of the 41st edition while their elders will see some nice sights, too
Daniel’s Husband: A New Drama Cautions Same-Sex Couples to Tie the Knot
★★★☆☆ Good acting breathes life into a comedy that unexpectedly turns sorrowful
Come From Away: Get a Gander at Strangers Being Kind to Each Other
★★★★★ Long-Run Lookback: An expertly staged docu-musical remains a truly heartwarming experience