★★★★☆ Laurie Metcalf and John Lithgow superbly depict a dynamic duo
Broadway
Hadestown: Anaïs Mitchell’s Myths and Hymns, from Way Downtown
★★★★☆ Internationally acclaimed folk opera arrives on Broadway, under Rachel Chavkin’s direction
Hadestown: Red, Hot, and Bluesy Score Fuels a Trip to Hell and Back
★★★★☆ Songwriter Anaïs Mitchell makes an impressive Broadway bow with an infernal musical
Burn This: Keri Russell and Adam Driver Lack Sizzle
★★★☆☆ Keri Russell and Adam Driver play unlikely lovers in the first Broadway revival of Lanford Wilson’s play
Burn This: 1987 Dramatic Firecracker No Longer Pops
★★★☆☆ Lanford Wilson’s play, in a revival powered by Adam Driver and Keri Russell, is fitfully entertaining but not compelling
The Ferryman: Brilliant Play Still Blazingly Exciting with Replacements
★★★★★ Jez Butterworth’s play, now with Brian d’Arcy James and an accomplished American cast, is still not-to-be-missed
Oklahoma!: Back on the Farm, but Without the Bright Golden Haze
★★★☆☆ Daniel Fish’s acclaimed new take on the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic offers plenty of ambition but not enough joy
Oklahoma!: It May Not Be Necessary to 21st-Century-Update a Classic
★★★☆☆ Daniel Fish directs the Oscar Hammerstein II-Richard Rodgers musical with and without aplomp
King Lear: A Role Fit for A Commander
★★★★☆ Glenda Jackson makes another welcome return, leading a supple cast in Shakespeare’s tragedy
King Lear: Glenda Jackson Rants, Raves, and Rules
★★★☆☆ Sam Gold’s production isn’t sharper than a serpent’s tooth, but Glenda Jackson wears the crown well