An influential, pioneering concept musical from 1948 which lost its way
Intermission Talk: About Mack & Mabel
The inauspicious origins of the ill-fated Jerry Herman/Michael Stewart musical, recently revived at City Center
Madison Square Mockingbird: Atticus & Company on the Big, Big Stage
Public school students—18,000 of them—spend an afternoon at the hit Broadway production based on Harper Lee’s novel
Dana H.: Mother’s Day, with Knives and Tats
★★★★☆ A phenomenal and indescribable play from Lucas Hnath, with the astonishing Deirdre O’Connell
The Sabbath Girl: Bagels and Knishes, With Spicy Mustard
★★☆☆☆ Orthodox Boy meets Italian girl, loses girl, gets girl…
Darling Grenadine: Quirkily Charming New York Love Story, with Tunes
★★★★☆ Songwriter Daniel Zaitchik scores big with this endearing, small-scale musical comedy
Jerry Herman, A Memorial Celebration: A Grand Afternoon for Singing
A flavorfully joyful, star-packed salute to the composer of Hello, Dolly!, Mame, and myriad favorite showtunes
Grand Horizons: Senior Citizen Sex Comedy Gets Boost from Jane Alexander
★★☆☆☆ Strong comedy performances offset the surprisingly mild script by the usually adventurous Bess Wohl
My Name Is Lucy Barton: Her Name Is Laura Linney, in an Illuminating Performance
★★★★☆ Elizabeth Strout’s best-seller is convincingly brought to the stage in Rona Munro’s adaptation, directed by Richard Eyre
Sing Street: The Magic of ‘Once’ Is Not Replicated, Alas
★★★☆☆ John Carney, Enda Walsh, and NYTW’s new Dublin-based musical is hampered by uninspired plotting