Martin McDonagh’s macabre thriller and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Siamese spectacle are done to perfection
From London: A Bracingly Bristling Jungle, Plus an Overly Wilde Earnest
The Jungle is a remarkable theatrical experience; a sexualized Importance of Being Earnest works as poorly as one might suspect
From London: Rylance vs. Othello, plus World War II Weather
Mark Rylance’s Iago electrifies Othello, while D-Day forecasts bring suspenseful chills in Pressure
Pretty Woman: Lady Liza of the Streets Goes Hollywood
★★★☆☆ The beloved romantic comedy hit is transplanted from screen to stage, without quite enough magic
The Band’s Visit: Still the Music of the Jasmine-Scented Night
★★★★★ Last season’s best new musical retains its magic with a new leading man
Twelfth Night: A Rambunctiously Jubilant Fest in Central Park
★★★★☆ Singer-songwriter Shaina Taub shines in this midsummer’s night delight
Head Over Heels: A New Musical With Plenty of Surprises
★★★☆☆ A rollicking Elizabethan musical, with transgender themes and a score, so to speak, by The Go-Go’s.
Fiddler on the Roof: ‘If I Were a Rothschild,’ in Yiddish
★★★★☆ Fiddler retains full enchantment in Joel Grey’s Yiddish-language production
The Damned: Arms and the Man in the Third Reich
★★★★☆ Ivo van Hove returns to town with a stunning, tour-de-force version of the Visconti film classic
Mary Page Marlowe: The Six Ages of Woman
★★★☆☆ Tracy Letts returns with an intriguing notion for a play, perhaps too streamlined for coherence