★★★★☆ A singing sextet in pre-WWII Berlin wows the cabaret crowd — but proves powerless against the Gestapo
The Frogs: They’re Back and Bouncier Than Ever
★★★★☆ Nathan Lane hosted an evanescent revival of his too rarely seen collaboration with Stephen Sondheim.
Pal Joey: At City Center, Purists Are In for a Surprise
★★★☆☆ With additions from the Rodgers & Hart songbook, this updated interpretation is juicy if not entirely cohesive
Dig: Theresa Rebeck could delve a bit deeper
★★★☆☆ Each recovery story is unique, but this one proves overly schematic.
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors Tickles Ingeniously
★★★★☆ A clever script and a versatile cast transform a horror classic into pure fun and games
Death, Let Me Do My Show: Rachel Bloom picks up the pieces post-Covid
★★★★☆ Bloom is back, spilling and spewing her neuroses and obsessions – wittily.
Once Upon a One More Time: Betty Friedan Would Plotz
★★★☆☆ Sometimes a supposed tribute is an ill-camouflaged insult. Britney Spears gets lionized in this femmage; Betty Friedan, not so much.
Cassie and the Lights: A Family at Risk, Reconfigured
★★★★☆ Family dynamics get a tragicomic treatment in this tale of three virtual orphans surviving precariously in contemporary London.
The Comeuppance: A High-School Reunion Prompts Some Startling Revisionism
★★★★★ With surgical precision and abundant sympathy, Branden Jacob-Jenkins dissects the Class of 2002.
Oliver!: A Problematic Classic Benefits From a Reconsidered Villain
★★★★☆ A cuddly Fagin? Raúl Esparza pulls off an improbable transmogrification in this Encores! staging