★★★★★ “Book of Mormon’s” Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells reunite for a gay old time
Broadway
Gutenberg! The Musical!: A Meta-Musical Satire That Doesn’t Deserve Exclamation Points
★★★☆☆ Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells reunite for the first Broadway production of this musical spoof by Scott Brown and Anthony King, creators of “Beetlejuice.”
Now You Know; or, How to Make ‘Merrily’ Roll Along
★★★★★ Led by Daniel Radcliffe, Lindsay Mendez, and Jonathan Groff, the onetime Sondheim failure is now—finally—a palpable Broadway hit
Merrily We Roll Along: Feel the Flow, Hear What’s Happening
★★★★★ More than 40 years after its debut, the infamous Sondheim-Furth flop gets Broadway redemption
Jaja’s African Hair Braiding: Tressed to Impress
★★★★☆ Jocelyn Bioh makes her Broadway debut with a celebration of an unsung art and its exceptional artists
Jaja’s African Hair Braiding: Harlem Braids May Not Be Tight Enough
★★★☆☆ Jocelyn Bioh’s comedy with belated pathos is well played and well directed by Whitney White
Melissa Etheridge–My Window: This Is M.E.
★★★★☆ The award-winning singer-songwriter brings her confessional bio-musical to Broadway
Melissa Etheridge–My Window: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Icon Tells All, Sells All
★★★★☆ An onstage musical memoir, co-written with Linda Wallem Etheridge, Amy Tinkham directs
Purlie Victorious: Wickedly Funny, Politically Provocative Antebellum Satire
★★★★★ Leslie Odom Jr. and Kara Young in director Kenny Leon’s blazing production of the ground-breaking Ossie Davis comedy
‘Purlie Victorious’ A Revival That Lives Up to Its Title
★★★★☆ Leslie Odom Jr. plays the title role in Kenny Leon’s revival of Ossie Davis’ 1961 racial satire, also featuring Kara Young and Jay O. Sanders.