★★★★☆ Will Eno thoughtfully explores the human essentials in his latest play
The Crucible: Boils Over Again In a Hot and Timely Staging
★★★★☆ Bedlam removes the frame from Arthur Miller’s drama about another witch hunt
A Christmas Carol: Spooked By the Past
★★★☆☆ A chilly Campbell Scott plays Scrooge in a grim rendition of the holiday classic
The Inheritance: Gay Times in America, Then and Now
★★★★☆ Some fine acting and a sterling staging lend credence to a classy gay soap opera by Matthew Lopez
The Radio City Christmas Spectacular: A Perennial That Lives Up to Its Name
★★★★☆ The Rockettes dance through the 87th annual edition of a New York City classic
Cyrano: A New Musical Based on an 1897 Classic Comes Up Short
★★★☆☆ Peter Dinklage plays the title role in The New Group’s world premiere
Dr. Ride’s American Beach House: Unsaid Feelings Vibrate Up on the Roof
★★★★☆ Liza Birkenmeier’s sensitive new drama studies lesbian mindsets of yesteryear
The Big Apple Circus: A No-Frills Edition Still Packs a Few Thrills
★★★☆☆ A Wheel of Death, a pack of cats, and a hand-balancing duo are the top acts
Seared: Raúl Esparza Gets All Fired Up As a Deranged Master Chef
★★★☆☆ MCC Theater makes a tasty dish of Theresa Rebeck’s lite comedy
Scotland, PA: A Mostly Fair-to-Middling Musical Dishes Out Murders Most Foul
★★★☆☆ Smart staging and good performers make the most of a so-so new musical