★★★★☆ A beloved showbiz veteran was born to be adorable in a goofy musical gloss on exploitation flicks
Mojada: Medea Remade as a Sorrowful Stranger in a Strange Land
★★☆☆☆ A modern variation on the Medea legend sadly depicts the enchantress as an undocumented immigrant
The Rolling Stone: Fear and Loathing in Uganda
★★★★☆ A worthy drama imported from England tersely relates hateful happenings in Uganda
The Bacchae: Women Go Powerfully Wild in a Refreshed Classic
★★★★☆ Classical Theatre of Harlem offers an exuberant staging of an ancient Greek drama
Dragon Spring Phoenix Rise: Kung Phooey Doings at The Shed
★☆☆☆☆ The latest commissioned endeavor in the Hudson Yards arts space is an incredible mishmash of martial arts, pop songs, and a silly story
In the Green: Forging a Medieval Saint
★★★☆☆ A cool though cryptic musical considers Hildegard von Bingen
The Mountains Look Different: No, They Really Look Rather Flat
★★☆☆☆ A rural Irish melodrama of 1948 vintage needs more magic to thrive
Fairview: A Shape-Shifting Study In Black and White Perceptions
★★★★☆ Jackie Sibblies Drury’s 2019 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama reopens in a larger theater
Handbagged: Unpacking British History
★★★☆☆ Tea and scant sympathy are shared by Queen Elizabeth II and Margaret Thatcher
Long Lost: Blah Blah Black Sheep
★★☆☆☆ The eminent Donald Margulies delivers a tedious effort at Manhattan Theatre Club