★★★☆☆ Marjan Neshat stars in David Cale’s one-person play about a woman who goes to Mexico in search of her missing friend.
Broadway
& Juliet: Candy-Colored Glitter-Bomb Musical Romp
★★★★☆ The hit London musical arrives on Broadway with cannons of confetti and a catalog full of chart-toppers
& Juliet: Shakespeare Reimagined with Earworm-Heavy Pop Hits
★★★★☆ This Broadway musical featuring dozens of pop hits from the catalogue of songwriter/producer Max Martin imagines what might have happened if Juliet didn’t die.
The Old Man & the Pool: Mike Birbiglia Laps Up Laughs, and How!
★★★★☆ Life, death, and the pursuit of pizza in Brooklyn
The Old Man & the Pool: Mike Birbiglia Dives Into Middle Age
★★★★☆ The popular comic brings his own brand of gregarious, low-level neuroticism back to Broadway
Kimberly Akimbo: The Sweet Musical Treat We Need Right Now
★★★★★ David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori transform a quirky black comedy into a tuneful affirmation of life and difference
Kimberly Akimbo: A Doomed Teen Valiantly Seizes the Day
★★★★★ The last chapter in a young girl’s abbreviated life proves heartwarmingly hilarious
Almost Famous: Cameron Crowe Almost Tunes Up His 2000 Hit Flick
★★★☆☆ Tom Kitt does the music and some lyrics, while Jeremy Herrin directs a cast of hot rock belters
ALMOST FAMOUS: ALMOST FABULOUS, BUT FLAWED
★★★☆☆ Newcomer Casey Likes shines as a 15-year-old rock-journo wannabe, growing up fast in 1973.
Walking With Ghosts: Gabriel Byrne’s Book Makes a Hazy Memory Play
★★★☆☆ The actor’s recent page-turner loses some of its power in its journey to the stage