The controversial playwright takes on a ripped-from-the-headlines sex scandal, with intriguing but uneven results
From London: Renée Fleming on the Piazza and Trevor on the Roof
Excellent new productions of The Light in the Piazza, at Southbank Centre, and Fiddler on the Roof, at the Playhouse
From London: Rescued Ibsen Work Crackles; a National Revival Doesn’t, Quite
Ibsen’s long-overlooked Rosmersholm turns out to be terrific, while the century-old Rutherford and Son doesn’t catch fire
From London: Sweat with Martha Plimpton, and the Long-Running Woman in Black
Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer-winner thrives in this Donmar Warehouse production, while Stephen Mallatratt’s 1989 thriller runs on and on
Beautiful Girls: A Soaring Songbook Tribute to Stephen Sondheim
★★★★☆ The one-night salute featured fiery performances from Kate Baldwin, Ashley Park, Donna Murphy, and Petula Clark
Handbagged: Elizabeth vs. Maggie the Cat
★★★★ Two Queen Elizabeths and two Margaret Thatchers battle it out, with caustic wit
Long Lost: Donald Margulies’ Prodigal Returns, Lobbing Grenades
★★☆☆☆ The Pulitzer winner returns to Manhattan Theatre Club with a disappointing new family drama
Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune: Acting Brilliance in the Light of the Moon
★★★★☆ Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon shine in the Terrence McNally play
High Button Shoes: Silvers Turned to Tarnish in Keystone Kops Musical
★★★☆☆ Jerome Robbins’ ‘Bathing Beauty Ballet’ sparks the uneven Jule Styne-Sammy Cahn musical at Encores!
Lady in the Dark: Victoria Clark Shines As Lady in the Spotlight
★★★★☆ Kurt Weill-Ira Gershwin-Moss Hart musical in exciting form at City Center