★★★☆☆ The Irish actor delivers an autobiographical solo show based on his acclaimed memoir.
Broadway
Topdog/Underdog: Keep your eye on the winner — but which?
★★★★★ It’s a story as old as Cain and Abel, but Suzan-Lori Parks made it contemporary and compelling — a neo-classic.
Topdog/Underdog: Watch It Close, Watch It Close Now
★★★★☆ Suzan-Lori Parks’ tight two-hander gets an intense Kenny Leon–directed Broadway revival
The Piano Lesson: A Star-Studded Revival of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-Winning Drama
★★★★☆ Samuel L. Jackson, Danielle Brooks, and John David Washington star in this uneven production directed by LaTanya Richardson.
The Piano Lesson: A Starry, but Off-Key, Rendition
★★★☆☆ August Wilson’s drama—the 1930s entry in his decade-by-decade chronicle of the 20th-century Black American experience—gets its first Broadway revival
Death of a Salesman: Arthur Miller’s Classic Drama, Needlessly Embellished.
★★★☆☆ Wendell Pierce and Sharon D Clarke deliver superb lead performances in this overly gimmicky production.
Death of a Salesman: Wendell Pierce and Sharon D Clarke Bring Classic to Broadway
★★★☆☆ Acclaimed London production of Miller masterwork is admirable but not quite exceptional in transfer
1776: Founding Fathers Declare Independence, Deconstructed
★★★☆☆ The 1969 Revolutionary War musical is enhanced by the players but bloated by ineffective tinkering
Cost of Living: Worth the Steep Emotional Investment
★★★★☆ Martyna Majok’s award-winning drama explores disability, class, privilege, and loss in a tidy 110 minutes
Cost of Living: Martyna Majok’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama makes its Broadway debut.
★★★★☆ Gregg Mozgala and Katy Sullivan superbly repeat their roles from the 2017 Off-Broadway production, while newcomers Kara Young and David Zayas prove equally affecting.