★★★★☆ An entertaining revival of Richard Greenberg’s award winner about baseball and identity sacrifices some edge
Broadway
Paradise Square: Allies and Rivals, in Song and Dance
★★★★☆ Choreographer Bill T. Jones and a vibrant cast led by Joaquina Kalukango make a Civil War musical fly
Plaza Suite: Feels Like (Very) Old Times
★★★☆☆ Sarah Jessica Parker shines, at least, in this dated, disappointing Neil Simon revival
Plaza Suite: Not Worth Asking for a Late Check-Out
★★★☆☆ Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker star in this lavishly staged revival of Neil Simon’s now-dated trio of one-acts.
Isaac Mizrahi: Back at Café Carlyle
The fashion entrepreneur charms in his guise as saloon singer
English: Lost in Translation
★★★☆☆ Sanaz Toosi’s play concerns a group of adult Iranian students attempting to learn English.
The Music Man: The Wells Fargo Wagon Delivers the Con Artist We Need
★★★★★ Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster headline a blockbuster Music Man revival that puts the grin in grift
The Music Man: Hugh Jackman, Sutton Foster Band Together Okay
★★★★☆ Meredith Willson’s joyful musical comedy is back, with Jerry Zaks directing and Warren Carlyle choreographing
MJ: Michael Jackson Jukebox Musical Is Very Smooth, Somewhat Criminal
★★★☆☆ The Lynn Nottage-Christopher Wheeldon bioplay is a song-and-dance delight that asks you to forget the biography
MJ: The Man in the Mire
★★★☆☆ Lynn Nottage and Christopher Wheeldon tackle Michael Jackson’s troubling life and transcendent art