★★☆☆☆ Bookwriter Kait Kerrigan, composer Jason Howard, lyricist Nathan Tyson director Marc Bruni caught with their talents down
Broadway
The Great Gatsby: All That Glitters, But Short on Depth
★★★☆☆ All the fixings – including some snazzy sets and standout stars – don’t suffice to hoist this musical into the top rank.
Mother Play: Evicting Not-So-Dear Old Mom, with Martinis
★★★★☆ Celia Keenan-Bolger, Jessica Lange, and Jim Parsons star as Paula Vogel’s struggling family
Mother Play: A Memory Play, Plus Cockroaches
★★★☆☆ Jessica Lange, Celia Keenan-Bolger, and Jim Parsons star in the world premiere of Paula Vogel’s comedy-drama depicting the lives of a mother and her two children over the course of decades.
Uncle Vanya: Disoriented Scenes From a Country Life
★★☆☆☆ Chekhov’s oft-produced tragicomedy gets a misfire of a revival at Lincoln Center
Uncle Vanya: Anton Chekhov’s Updated Bored Folks More Boring Than Need Be
★★☆☆☆ Steve Carell, Alfred Molina, Alison Pill, Anika Noni Rose in Heidi Schreck’s new translation, directed by Lila Neugebauer
Mary Jane: Rachel McAdams, Suffering with a Smile
★★★★☆ The movie star makes her Broadway debut in Amy Herzog’s award-winning drama about a mother caring for a seriously ill child.
The Heart of Rock and Roll: Huey Lewis Has Broadway Hearts Beating
★★★★☆ Gordon Greenberg directs, and Lorin Latarro choreographs, a nifty book by Jonathan A. Abrams
Patriots: Russian History Rendered with Shakespearean Theatricality
★★★★☆ Michael Stuhlbarg and Will Keen star in Peter Morgan’s drama about the war of wills between a Russian oligarch and Vladimir Putin.
Patriots: A Startling Autocrat-Oligarch Exposé
★★★★☆ Peter Morgan’s explosive drama, with Rupert Goold directing the astonishing Michael Stuhlbarg