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June 21, 2018 7:00 pm

Conflict: Another Impeccable Lost-but-Worthy Play at the Mint

★★★☆☆ This 1925 politics-and-romance play by a screenwriter and character actor is well revived, if unimportant

June 8, 2018 1:27 pm

The Great Leap: Hoop Dreams, in Beijing and San Francisco

Ali Ahn, Ned Eisenberg, Tony Aidan Vo and BD Wong in The Great Leap. Photo: Ahron R. Foster

★★★★☆ Lauren Yee scores a three-pointer in her American-Chinese basketball play

June 6, 2018 9:30 pm

Dan Cody’s Yacht: Early Admissions, Good Intentions

Casey Whyland and Kristen Bush in Dan Cody's Yacht. Photo: Joan Marcus

★★★☆☆ Opportunity and privilege collide in Anthony Giardina’s likably intelligent but not quite convincing play

May 20, 2018 8:29 pm

Our Lady of 121st Street: The Case of the Nun’s Missing Corpse

Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Hill Harper and Deirdre Friel in Our Lady of 121st Street. Photo: Monique Carboni

★★★★☆ Pulitzer-winner Stephen Adly Guirgis takes us on a wild ride with rhapsodic crests

May 10, 2018 11:28 am

Me and My Girl: Christian Borle Will Have You Doin’ the Lambeth Walk, Oi!

Christian Borle in Me and My Girl. Photo: Joan Marcus

★★★★☆ Borle Sings & Dances & Clowns as the Boy from Down Lambeth Way

May 8, 2018 8:16 pm

Dance Nation: Preteens on A Chorus Line

Members of the Cast of Dance Nation. Photo: Joan Marcus

★★★★☆ Clare Barron forges new ground with her clear-eyed account of twelve-year-old girls on the cusp

April 26, 2018 7:30 pm

The Iceman Cometh: Monumental O’Neill, with Monumental Denzel

Denzel Washington and the Company of The Iceman Cometh. Photo: Julieta Cervantes

★★★★★ George C. Wolfe and a sterling cast illuminate long night’s journey of pipe dreams lost

April 22, 2018 9:19 pm

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Broadway’s Enchanted Kingdom

Sam Clemmett (center) in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Photo: Matthew Murphy

★★★★☆ J.K. Rowling’s immortal wizard vanquishes Broadway, too

April 19, 2018 9:45 pm

My Fair Lady: Sher’s New Production, Warm and Tender As It Can Be

★★★★★ Lerner and Loewe’s masterwork shines in a masterful new production

April 15, 2018 9:55 pm

Mlima’s Tale: A Monumental New Play by Lynn Nottage

Sahr Ngaujah in Mlima's Tale. Photo: Joan Marcus

★★★★★ The award-winning playwright delivers a masterwork about ivory trafficking—and much more.

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The Winter’s Tale: Shakespeare’s Romance Right for Summer

By David Finkle

★★★★★ Daniel Sullivan directs with his standard skill, Raúl Esparza, Lily Rabe head superb cast

An American Daughter: Wendy Wasserstein’s Play Shows Its Age

By Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Jean Lichty plays the title role in this unevenly acted revival also featuring Montego Glover and Robert Sean Leonard

An American Daughter: Wendy Wasserstein Revival Falters

By David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ The swift-tongued playwright takes on a flawed powerful woman, Sarna Lapine directs

Casey Likes: Back to the Past, as a Young’un Remembers It

By Elysa Gardner

The rising Broadway star traces his young life and career through music, with nods to classic rock, Alan Menken, and the Jonas Brothers

CRITICS' PICKS

Just in Time: Jeremy Jordan Will Be Your Bobby Darin From Now On

★★★★☆ Replacing Jonathan Groff, the Broadway veteran delivers a stellar turn in the musical that merits a repeat viewing.

The Saviors: What Would Jesus Do?

★★★★☆ Writer Bubba Weiler and director Jack Serio offer a tender drama of faith and friendship

Giulia The Poison Queen of Palermo: Pure Theatrical Alchemy

★★★★★ Death really does become her, as the writer, composer and star - Jennifer Nettles - serves up a killer new musical.

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Birthright: Six Characters in Search of a Common Ground

★★★★☆ Politics underscore but don’t overpower the character-driven epic from Jonathan Spector

Melanie Moore in Black Swan. Photo by Hawver and Hall

From Cambridge, MA: Black Swan, Tu-Tu Thrilling

★★★★☆ Classy musicalization of a psychosexual cinethriller uses human and technical legerdemain to spellbind

Death of a Salesman: More Relevant Than Ever

★★★★★ Nathan Lane, Laurie Metcalf and Christopher Abbott star in Joe Mantello's emotionally searing revival.

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