★★★☆☆ A scathing Aubrey Plaza and sharp others, plus Nellie McKay, light up Ethan Coen’s new comedies
Oh Happy Day!: Too Much Mo’
★★☆☆☆ Jordan E. Cooper delivers a multifarious father and son drama, with songs
Crooked Cross: A Sign of the Times
★★☆☆☆ Mint Theater discovers a 1935 drama about the Nazi takeover of German society
The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows: Scare the Banana and Other Tales of a Non-Binary Mom
★★★☆☆ Comedian Abby Wambaugh delivers an appealing solo show at Dixon Place
And Then We Were No More: Talk of Technology in Totalitarian Times
★★★☆☆ Tim Blake Nelson unveils a dark, pervasively dystopian tale at La MaMa
The Honey Trap: Dishing Out a Potent Blend of Genres
★★★☆☆ Michael Hayden and Samantha Mathis lead Irish Rep’s premiere of an unexpected thriller
The Other Americans: Drowning in the Kitchen Sink
★★☆☆☆ John Leguizamo delivers an ambitious new drama depicting a Latino-American family’s troubles
When the Hurlyburly’s Done: what’s the Ukrainian word for apple?
★★★☆☆ Richard Nelson’s cozy new drama studies an acting troupe during wartime
Kinkakuji: Minimalist Mishima
★★★☆☆ Japan Society commissions a solo drama based upon a celebrated novel
The Wild Duck: Foul Doings
★★★☆☆ Ibsen’s tragicomedy depicts a family wrecked by a righteous friend