★★★★☆ Saheem Ali directs a one-acter that only scratches the surface of the gentrification debate
Bernardo
The Hills of California: Le Jez Hot!
★★★★★ Laura Donnelly stars in a time-hopping play about a musical family that hits all the right notes
The Roommate: Bronx Bad Girl, Meet Midwestern Nervous Nellie
★★★☆☆ Patti LuPone and Mia Farrow play roommates–turned-unlikely friends in the Jack O’Brien–directed two-hander
Job: An Unfiltered Drama for the Social Media Age
★★★☆☆ An unintentional viral video star confronts a work-ordered therapist in this 80-minute two-hander
Empire: A Tired ‘Newsies Meets New York, New York’ Mashup
★★☆☆☆ NYC’s art deco architectural masterpiece inspires an uninspired musical
From Here: Florida Strong, Displayed in Song
★★★☆☆ An Orlando-born musical aims to capture the city’s resilience after the 2016 Pulse Nightclub shooting
A Little Night Music: 53 Musicians? The Glamorous Life Indeed!
★★★☆☆ Marc Bruni directs a sonically lush but somewhat disappointing concert version of Sondheim and Wheeler’s 19th century-set romantic romp
Cats—The Jellicle Ball: ALW in the House
★★★★☆ The category is…reinvention. The 1982 Andrew Lloyd Webber–T.S. Eliot musical is moving to a fresh new beat.
Pre-Existing Condition: Confessional, Challenging, and Curative
★★★★☆ Actor-turned-playwright Marin Ireland, director Maria Dizzia, and creative consultant Anne Kauffman team up for a confessional drama
The Lonely Few: A Promising and Predictable Rock Musical
★★★☆☆ Directed by Trip Cullman and Ellenore Scott, the show puts two female singers, and their love story, in the spotlight