★★★★★ From Marvel to “method,” the movie star is the real deal in his Broadway debut as a writer hooked on AI
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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 Hills of California: Jez Butterworth’s Piercing Gaze on Four Sisters
★★★★★ Sam Mendes intensely directs a dark Blackpool dramedy with an unbeatable cast
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
The Roommate: Boulevard comedy, sitcom-style
★★★☆☆ Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone star in Jen Silverman’s play about two women from very different worlds.
Once Upon a Mattress: Sutton Foster-of-the-Swamps Reigns Triumphant
★★★★☆ Another Encores! musical comedy winner takes up residence on Broadway
Once Upon a Mattress: Medieval Hellzapoppin With Laughs for Days
★★★★☆ Sutton Foster unleashes her inner clown in a torrent of hilarity, bringing new luster to a familiar property
Job: Therapy Can Be Dangerous
★★★☆☆ Peter Friedman and Sydney Lemmon play a therapist and his possibly dangerous new patient in Max Wolf Friedlich’s play, newly transferred to Broadway.
Oh, Mary!: Lincoln, Drinkin’ and Todd
★★★★☆ Cole Escola writes and stars in a Bizarro World version of Honest Abe’s spouse as cabaret diva
Oh, Mary!: Don’t Ask for Subtle Comedy
★★☆☆☆ Cole Escola brings a Mary Todd Lincoln cartoon to Broadway