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October 28, 2018 8:00 pm

Big Apple Circus: A Lean, Keen, Family Show (and More) to its Core

The Duo Fusion act in this Year's Big Apple Circus. Photo: Juliana Crawford

★★★★☆ Kids will get a kick out of the 41st edition while their elders will see some nice sights, too

October 28, 2018 7:30 pm

Daniel’s Husband: A New Drama Cautions Same-Sex Couples to Tie the Knot

Matthew Montelongo, Ryan Spahn and Anna Holbrook play leading characters in Daniel's Husband. Photo: Carol Rosegg

★★★☆☆ Good acting breathes life into a comedy that unexpectedly turns sorrowful

October 24, 2018 11:38 pm

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

October 11, 2018 7:01 pm

Midnight at the Never Get: A Moody Cabaret About the Man That Got Away

Jeremy Cohen and Sam Bolen perform in Midnight at the Never Get. Photo: Carol Rosegg

★★★☆☆ A gay romance from the 1960s glimmers within a little musical bubble

October 8, 2018 9:00 pm

The Winning Side: What’s Love Got to Do With Wernher Von Braun?

Melissa Friedman, Devin E. Haqq, Sullivan Jones and Godfrey L. Simmons, Jr. play a scene in The Winning Side. Photo: Carol Rosegg

★★☆☆☆ A mash-up of fact and fiction shows that writing plays can be harder than rocket science

October 4, 2018 2:30 pm

The Bacchae: Euripides’ Classical Tragicomedy of Wine, Women, and Wrong

Ellen Lauren portrays Dionysus in The Bacchae. Photo: Stephanie Berger

★★★☆☆ Anne Bogart stages a 2,400 year-old Greek drama with a few modern notes

October 2, 2018 9:00 pm

Final Follies: Primary Stages Trips Over a Trio of A.R. Gurney Comedies

Betsy Aidem and Piter Marek teach The Love Course in Final Follies. Photo: James Leynse

★★☆☆☆ Able staging and acting can do only so much with a master author’s minor material

October 1, 2018 9:44 pm

Girl From the North Country: A Visit to Desolation Row With Bob Dylan

A scene from Girl From the North Country staged at the Public Theater. Photo: Joan Marcus

★★★★☆ Bob Dylan songs are artfully molded into a new musical of melancholy distinction

September 24, 2018 9:00 pm

I Was Most Alive with You: Craig Lucas Unleashes a Tsunami of Sorrows

A scene from I Was Most Alive with You at Playwrights Horizons. Photo: Joan Marcus

★★☆☆☆ A woeful drama (in more ways than one) is performed simultaneously in two languages

September 20, 2018 4:30 pm

Beautiful: That Carole King Bio-Show Stays Good to Go and See

Some Beautiful scenes unfold in a '60s pop music song factory. Photo: Joan Marcus

★★★★☆ Long-Run Lookback: A smart jukebox musical remains a some kind of wonderful Broadway attraction

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

By David Finkle

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

An American Daughter: Wendy Wasserstein’s Play Shows Its Age

By Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Jean Lichty plays the title role in this unevenly acted revival also featuring Montego Glover and Robert Sean Leonard

An American Daughter: Wendy Wasserstein Revival Falters

By David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ The swift-tongued playwright takes on a flawed powerful woman, Sarna Lapine directs

Casey Likes: Back to the Past, as a Young’un Remembers It

By Elysa Gardner

The rising Broadway star traces his young life and career through music, with nods to classic rock, Alan Menken, and the Jonas Brothers

CRITICS' PICKS

Just in Time: Jeremy Jordan Will Be Your Bobby Darin From Now On

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

The Saviors: What Would Jesus Do?

★★★★☆ Writer Bubba Weiler and director Jack Serio offer a tender drama of faith and friendship

Giulia The Poison Queen of Palermo: Pure Theatrical Alchemy

★★★★★ Death really does become her, as the writer, composer and star - Jennifer Nettles - serves up a killer new musical.

women of Birthright

Birthright: Six Characters in Search of a Common Ground

★★★★☆ Politics underscore but don’t overpower the character-driven epic from Jonathan Spector

Melanie Moore in Black Swan. Photo by Hawver and Hall

From Cambridge, MA: Black Swan, Tu-Tu Thrilling

★★★★☆ Classy musicalization of a psychosexual cinethriller uses human and technical legerdemain to spellbind

Death of a Salesman: More Relevant Than Ever

★★★★★ Nathan Lane, Laurie Metcalf and Christopher Abbott star in Joe Mantello's emotionally searing revival.

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