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December 3, 2018 8:40 pm

The Cher Show: Truly Turning Back Time With a Singular Superstar

Teal Wicks, Stephanie J. Block, and Micaela Diamond play the title figure of The Cher Show. Photo: Joan Marcus

★★★★☆ It takes three performers to portray the one-and-only Cher in a wildly entertaining jukebox show

November 29, 2018 9:00 pm

The Dead, 1904: Dubliner Sisters Invite You to an Immersive Christmas Dinner

Terry Donnelly, Melissa Gilbert, Patricia Kilgarriff and Patti Perkins in a scene from The Dead, 1904. Photo: Carol Rosegg

★★★★☆ Melissa Gilbert is among the guests attending a holiday dinner drawn from a famous James Joyce story

November 18, 2018 8:41 pm

Downstairs: Tyne Daly and Tim Daly Tackle Kin Beyond Their Typical Ken

Tyne Daly and Tim Daly depict siblings in Downstairs. Photo: James Leynse

★★★☆☆ Theresa Rebeck’s new semi-thriller digs some dark secrets from out of a cellar

November 18, 2018 7:40 pm

All Is Calm: A Poignant Music-Theater Account of WWI’s Christmas Truce

A 10-member company performs All Is Calm. Photo: Dan Norman

★★★★☆ A handsomely sung musical documentary relates an inspiring wartime miracle

November 15, 2018 9:20 pm

The Prom: Plenty of Showbiz Gagging Over Some Serious Issues

Brooks Ashmanskas, Beth Leavel, and Christopher Sieber, at center, star in The Prm. Photo: Deen van Meer

★★☆☆☆ Several Sardi’s caricatures confront serious issues in a slick but kinda crass new musical

November 12, 2018 7:30 pm

The Other Josh Cohen: See a Loser Be a Winner By Doing the Right Thing

The company performs The Other Josh Cohen. Photo: Caitlin McNaney

★★★★☆ A schlub loses everything but later gains true love in a little, New York-y musical

November 11, 2018 9:27 pm

Thom Pain (based on nothing): Some Existential Rambles With Michael C. Hall

Michael C. Hall performs Thom Pain (based on nothing). Photo: Joan Marcus

★★★★☆ Signature Theatre smartly revives Will Eno’s significantly meandering monodrama

November 7, 2018 9:55 pm

Eve’s Song: How Black Women’s Lives Don’t Always Matter in America

Karl Green, Ashley D. Kelley, Kadijah Raquel and De'Adre Aziza perform in Eve's Song. Photo:Joan Marcus

★★★☆☆ The Public Theater premieres the threnody of a blameless woman’s destruction

November 5, 2018 9:05 pm

The Thanksgiving Play: Knocking the Stuffing Out of White Liberal Correctness

Greg Keller, Jennifer Bareilles, Jeffrey Bean and Margo Seibert perform The Thanksgiving Play. Photo: Joan Marcus

★★★☆☆ Playwrights Horizons premieres a satirical comedy that’s tasty but underdone

November 4, 2018 4:30 pm

Waiting for Godot: Whiling Away a Few Fine Hours With an Irish Didi and Gogo

Marty Rea and Aaron Monaghan perform in Waiting for Godot. Photo: Matthew Thompson

★★★★☆ The Druid company infuses Samuel Beckett’s bleak drama with a wonderful sense of life

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The Winter’s Tale: Shakespeare’s Romance Right for Summer

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★★★★★ Daniel Sullivan directs with his standard skill, Raúl Esparza, Lily Rabe head superb cast

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★★★★☆ Replacing Jonathan Groff, the Broadway veteran delivers a stellar turn in the musical that merits a repeat viewing.

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Melanie Moore in Black Swan. Photo by Hawver and Hall

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