★★★★☆ Affably goofy Grey Henson shines in revival of endearing screen-to-stage musical
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The Light and the Dark: Scandal in Chiaroscuro, For Today
★★★★☆ Playwright Kate Hamill offers a vibrant picture of the turbulent life and times of painter Aremisia Gentileschi
Tammy Faye: Praise the Lord and Pump Up the Video
★★☆☆☆ Evangelical sex scandal with sequins fizzles, from Elton John and friends
Strike Up the Band: Gershwin Goes to Carnegie Hall
The not-quite-classic musical in a not-quite-effective concert version, despite fine musical elements led by Ted Sperling, with Bryce Pinkham, Christopher Fitzgerald, John Ellison Conlee, and Victoria Clark
Our Town: Thornton Wilder’s Classic in Functional (but Less Than Gripping) Revival
★★★☆☆ Jim Parsons, Richard Thomas, Zoey Deutch and more in director Kenny Leon’s new production
The Counter: High-Octane Drama, Powered by Chock Full o’Nuts
★★★★☆ Anthony Edwards and Susannah Flood in Meghan Kennedy’s forceful new play, directed by David Cromer
Fatherland: Family Values, Insurrection-Style
★★☆☆☆ Unconvincing docudrama drawn from the January 6 riot
Maria Friedman, Legacy: Sondheim Specialist Returns with (another) Masterful Salute
The director of the recent “Merrily We Roll Along” is back in town, singing Sondheim at Café Carlyle
Blood of the Lamb: No Exit in Texas, Ripped from the Headlines
★★★★☆ Meredith Garretson and Kelly McAndrew battle it out in Arlene Hutton’s powerful new play
Once Upon a Mattress: Sutton Foster-of-the-Swamps Reigns Triumphant
★★★★☆ Another Encores! musical comedy winner takes up residence on Broadway