★★★☆☆ The Irish Rep’s American premiere of Mark O’Rowe’s three-hander is a subtle work with unspoken truths
Becky Shaw: A Brilliant Dissection of Love and Family Dysfunction
★★★★★ Gina Gionfriddo’s 2008 black comedy gets a masterful revival from Second Stage Theater
Dog Day Afternoon: More Punchlines Than Peril
★★★☆☆ Emmy winners Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach make impressive Broadway debuts in a lukewarm stage adaptation
Public Charge: Mixed Grades Translating Textbook History To The Stage
★★★☆☆ The Public Theater’s true story revealing the political machinations behind a diplomatic effort that paid off
Ulster American: Irish Rep’s Scalding Satire Pulls No Punches
★★★★☆ David Ireland’s black comedy fires verbal bullets at celebrity culture with brutal precision
Zack: Another Oldie But Goodie From the Mint Theater
★★★★☆ A lesser known romcom from the author of Hobson’s Choice
Meat Suit, or the shitshow of motherhood: An Overcooked Satire
★★☆☆☆ Second Stage Theater’s world premiere play about the bad and ugly side of motherhood.
Data: Scorching Play Pulls Back The Curtain on the Power of Big Tech
★★★★☆ Playwright Matthew Libby looks through a glass darkly to find we’re all pawns in a game of numbers, and tech titans control the board
An Ark: Ian McKellan In A ’Photonic‘ Tonic For Our Time
★★★★☆ Playwright Simon Stephens and tech wizards concoct the world’s first mixed reality play
Bug: It’s Back, Creepier than Ever
★★★☆☆ Carrie Coon is infectiously good in her husband’s conspiracy-minded thriller.