The Tony Award-winning star brings his effortless appeal to a smaller stage
Beyond
Ann Hampton Callaway Sings the ’70s: The Way We Were, Joyfully Remembered
A cabaret stalwart looks back, honoring icons from Joni Mitchell to Marvin Hamlisch
From London: Musical Master Misses, Newcomers Offer Zanily Toothsome Surprise
A pale new musical from Trevor Nunn offset by a deliriously fine one by a quartet of newcomers
I Got the Job!: Still More Reasons to Love Lucie (Arnaz)
★★★★☆ The second-generation star buoyantly celebrates Berlin, Herman, Hamlisch, her parents and others in a return to 54 Below
From London: Football, The National Psyche, and Mark Rylance Too
Two history-based dramas from The National Theatre: One zings, the other doesn’t
From London: Immersive Guys & Dolls Comes Alive
“More I cannot wish you” than Nicholas Hytner’s take on the Loesser-Burrows classic
From London: Excellent Look at Motives and Cues of the Burton-Gielgud Hamlet
A backstage view of the legendary Burton-Gielgud Hamlet, from Jack Thorne and Sam Mendes
From London: Brokeback Mountain Takes the Stage and Breaks Your Heart
Lucas Hedges and Mike Faist inhabit Ashley Robinson’s gutsy adaptation of the Annie Proulx tale
From Stratford, Ontario: The Plays – and the People – Are the Thing
The Stratford Festival does Canada proud with a range of offerings, including wildly innovative approaches to Shakespeare
From Boston: Taylor Mac Displays a Soulful Change-of-Pace with Joy and Pandemic
★★★★☆ Taylor Mac surprises with an Ibsenesque take on a long-ago plague parallel to our own