★★★☆☆ Rachel Chavkin of Hadestown fame directs a slight yet thoughtful comedy by Bess Wohl
Octet: How Modern Technology Makes Us Mad, In Exuberant Song
★★★★☆ Dave Malloy delivers a powerful new musical that’s too thoughtful for Broadway
Happy Talk: A Misleading Lady Enjoys Her Role of a Lifetime
★★★☆☆ Susan Sarandon depicts a matchmaker whose intentions may not be so kosher
Proof of Love: A Classy Lady Speaks to Classism in African-American Life
★★★☆☆ Brenda Pressley coolly portrays a woman of quality in a life or death dilemma
Around the World in 80 Days: Whirlwind Entertainment and Laughter for All
★★★★★ An inventive version of Jules Verne’s classic visits the New Victory Theater
BLKS: A Madly Expressive Night Out With Some Messy Millennials
★★★★☆ Newcomer playwright Aziza Barnes delivers an audacious comedy at MCC Theater
Luzia: Cirque du Soleil Sweeps Viewers on a Glowing Journey Through Mexico
★★★★☆ Superb circus artists swing, spin, and soar amid surreal visuals and sonorous music
Passage: A Cool Experiment in the ABCs of Xenophobic Behavior
★★★☆☆ Soho Rep’s typically top-notch production fills in the blanks of an experimental endeavor
Paul Swan is Dead and Gone: Portrait of an Unusual Artist as an Old Man
★★☆☆☆ A new bio-drama is performed as a bizarre dance recital in a Chelsea townhouse
Caroline’s Kitchen: Neatly Dishing Out a British Menu of Rueful Humor
★★★☆☆ Playgoers with a taste for British humor may well enjoy what’s being served at 59E59 Theaters