★★★★★ Director-choreographer Gary Clarke leads strong cast through each sin with hectic ease
Beyond
A Touch of the Poet: Cuccioli Stuns in Strong O’Neill Revival
★★★★☆ Ciarán O’Reilly directs able cast in a work from the playwright’s intended 11-play cycle
Feingold on Old Movies for Theater Lovers: William Wyler’s ‘Counsellor-at-Law’
Manic and hectic, New York is full of stories that can drive people to, and sometimes over, the edge. William Wyler’s ‘Counsellor-at-Law’ captures that excess in all its glory.
The School for Wives: An All-Women Cast Goes #MeToo on Molière
★★★★☆ Tonya Pinkins has a high time under Lucie Tiberghien’s direction
Who’s Your Baghdaddy: Going to Iraq and Ruin
★★★☆☆ Post-9/11 satire may or may not be your cuppa joe in the current moment, but streaming staging is something to see
Death of a Salesman: Brian Dennehy Sells It With a Smile and a Shoeshine
★★★★★ Don’t miss this chance to see a revelatory revival of Arthur Miller’s iconic American tragedy
Death of a Salesman: Brian Dennehy is the Unforgettable Forgotten Man
★★★★★ Robert Falls directs Dennehy, Elizabeth Franz, and other stalwarts in Arthur Miller’s magnificent work
Show Boat: Francesca Zambello’s Revival Goes Upstream and Down
★★★☆☆ The seminal Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein II musical as inevitable as ol’ man river
Shipwreck: On Trump, Race, Privilege, Friendship and Other Vexing Matters
★★★★☆ Anne Washburn and direct Saheem Ali mix the fantastical with the naturalistic in an audio version of this “History Play About 2017”
What the Constitution Means to Me: Heidi Schreck Tells Us What We Need to Hear
★★★★★ The award-winning play is even more relevant today, dangerously so