★★★★★ Richard Nelson triumphantly completes his Rhinebeck Panorama, with Maryann Plunkett and Jay O. Sanders leading the troupe
Merry Wives: Rambunctious Romp from The Public
★★★★☆ Playwright Jocelyn Bioh and director Saheem Ali bring Falstaffian hijinks to Shakespeare in the Park
Putting It Together: Lapine and Sondheim (and Bernadette and Mandy), Via Town Hall
A candid discussion about the creation of ‘Sunday in the Park with George,’ from the creators
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike: Outlandish Comedy Is as Funny as It Gets
★★★★★ David Hyde Pierce, Sigourney Weaver, and Kristine Nielsen in Christopher Durang’s convulsively neo-Chekhovian Disneyish idyll
The Last Five Years: Jason Robert Brown’s Dissection of Marriage, in Song
★★★★☆ Dynamic two-character musical more than retains its power under the spell of Tony-winning director Jason Michael Webb
Myths and Hymns Chapter 2, Work: A Minor Portion of Guettel’s Major Song Cycle
★★★☆☆ The second installment doesn’t have quite the power of the first, nor the likely power of the forthcoming final two chapters
Simply Sondheim: The Master in Revue, Yet Again
★★★★☆ Arlington’s Signature Theatre brings us a worthy (if unfocused) evening of Sondheim, headlined by Norm Lewis, Emily Skinner, and Conrad Ricamora
Myths and Hymns Chapter 1, Flight: Adam Guettel and Friends Soar
★★★★★ The astonishing song cycle from the “The Light in the Piazza” composer is reconceived for streaming, with exciting results
An Evening With Audra McDonald: Online Gala Reveals Star in Top Form
★★★★★ The exceptional entertainer brings her superb concert act onto your screen
The Prom: Streep and Corden Conquer All, with Sequins
★★★★☆ Ryan Murphy brings the Broadway musical to the screen, with sparkling glitz and plenty of heart