★★★★★ Quincy Tyler Bernstine gives a whirlwind performance in a stunning new play by Bubba Weiler
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John Pizzarelli: Salute to Duke Ellington at the Carlyle
A stellar symphony in jazz, at Café Carlyle
Proof: 25-year-old Pulitzer Winner Proves to Be Even Better Than Before
★★★★★ Ayo Edebiri heads the cast in Thomas Kail’s production of the David Auburn play
Every Brilliant Thing: A Lustrous Evening with Daniel Radcliffe
★★★★★ Duncan Macmillan’s play is an unexpected Broadway treat
Chinese Republicans: Clever, Venom-Tipped Arrows, Ineffectively Aimed
★★★☆☆ Alex Lin’s barbed comedy at the Roundabout doesn’t quite hit its target
Amahl and the Night Visitors: Grand Opera, Grandly Done
★★★★☆ Gian Carlo Menotti’s one-act opera shines as a holiday attraction
Tartuffe: Sparkling Wine, Without the Sparkle
★★☆☆☆ Matthew Broderick and David Cross in Lucas Hnath’s Adaptation of Molière
Porgy and Bess: Masterful Masterwork at Met
★★★★☆ The George Gershwin-DuBose Heyward-Ira Gershwin folk musical in fine, full form
Sweet Smell of Success: Hamlisch Musical Returns, with Improvements
★★★☆☆ Concert version suggests a potential future for the all-but-forgotten Hamlisch-Carnelia-Guare musical
Rob Lake Magic: Shattered Illusions
★★☆☆☆ Even Miss Piggy can’t elevate this generic holiday-season magic show