★★★★★ The first U.S. regional production reframes Matthew López’s Olivier & Tony-winner as an intimate epic
Beyond
From Boston: Our Daughters Like Pillars Offers Family Friction, Northeast of Osage County
★★★☆☆ A long, smartly-written dysfunctional-family drama that feels somewhat longer than necessary
From Paris: Tartuffe Stripped Bare (Literally) by Ivo van Hove
The Comédie-Française presents a stunningly vibrant new/old version of the classic comedy
For the First Time in Forever: The Songs of Kristen & Bobby Lopez
The New York Pops present an evening of songs by the authors of Frozen and other hit Broadway musicals
John Pizzarelli: Songs of Stage and Screen, at the Carlyle
The jazz great and his guitar make a most welcome return to New York’s most celebrated nightclub
Mario Cantone: At the Café Carlyle
A practically-perfect 75 minutes, fairly evenly divided between comic rants about the world and amazing impressions
Far From The Home I Love: Fiddler Reimagined
Saxophonist Paul Shapiro and friends present a jazz Fiddler with present-day resonance
To Steve With Love: Liz Callaway Celebrates Sondheim
A personal salute to the Master, exceptionally performed
Marilyn Maye at Birdland: Forever Young for a New Year
Well more than fifty shades of Maye
Get Happy: Michael Feinstein Celebrates The Judy Garland Centennial
The singer/scholar/pianist channels the spirit of Judy-Ism