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
Ink: Rupert Murdoch Against the World (and The Mirror)
★★★★★ Bertie Carvel and Jonny Lee Miller star in a thrilling, real-life newspaper yarn