★★★☆☆ Maybe take a step back if your babysitter offers to “co-parent”? A cautionary tale from the mommy-wars front.
Oh Mary, It’s Christmas!: Justin Vivian Bond brings joy to Joe’s Pub
Alt-darling Justin Vivian Bond celebrates the true spirit of the season.
Eddie Izzard Performing Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations: Prepare to Be Transfixed
★★★★★ With words and gestures alone, Eddie Izzard recreates Dickens’ beloved bildungsroman.
Bridget Everett & The Tender Moments: Boldly O’erleaping the Boundaries of Good Taste
★★★★☆ What with all the treacle on offer this month, you may savor something a little more spicy.
Ain’t No Mo’: Four Centuries of Oppression, packed with Pathos – and Laughs
★★★★★ Traversing the entire Black experience in the U.S., “Mo’” is a bumpy ride – one you don’t want to miss.
Big Apple Circus: It’s Back and Buoyant, with a Message
★★★★☆ The inventive, nonexploitative circus flies high in this, its 45th embodiment.
The Gett: The Epic Story of Creation, Cut Down to Human Size
★★☆☆☆ The entire Judeo-Christian creation myth, wrapped in one woman’s very trying week.
Boswell: History Comes to Life, Juicily, in This Clever Bio-Play
★★★☆☆ A rare opportunity to hang out with London’s witty literary crowd, circa 1770.
Kimberly Akimbo: A Doomed Teen Valiantly Seizes the Day
★★★★★ The last chapter in a young girl’s abbreviated life proves heartwarmingly hilarious
Only Gold: At Least the Dancing Shines
★★☆☆☆ Unimaginative script aside, this rehashed fairy tale features some spectacular dancing.