★★☆☆☆ Topical and vital concerns get mired in banality in the new play marking Kerry Washington’s return to Broadway
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Torch Song: Harvey Fierstein’s View of Gay Life Not Always Gay
★★★★☆ Urie, Ruehl repeat their masterful performances in the strong Second Stage revival
Torch Song: Fierstein’s Epic, Shorter But Fierce and Funny As Ever
★★★★☆ Michael Urie shines in a condensed version of Harvey Fierstein’s still-pertinent, piercing and accessible comedy
The Waverly Gallery: Real Talk With Kenneth Lonergan
★★★★☆ The inimitable Elaine May makes her long-awaited Broadway return in a revival of Kenneth Lonergan’s wonderfully unsentimental memory play
The Waverly Gallery: Lonergan’s Memory Play, Slim But Heartbreaking
★★★★☆ Elaine May is the perfect center of this very New York-y revival about aging and family
Come From Away: Get a Gander at Strangers Being Kind to Each Other
★★★★★ Long-Run Lookback: An expertly staged docu-musical remains a truly heartwarming experience
The Ferryman: A Modern Masterwork from Jez Butterworth
★★★★★ This sprawling family story set in Northern Ireland during the Troubles is a contemporary classic
The Ferryman: An Intimate, Intense Irish Epic
★★★★★ Jez Butterworth’s London smash arrives in New York with a massive cast, enormous buzz, a goose, and a rabbit
The Lifespan of a Fact: Can You Handle the Truth?
★★★☆☆ Bobby Cannavale, Cherry Jones, and Daniel Radcliffe star in a surprisingly compelling drama about—wait for it—magazine fact-checking
The Lifespan of a Fact: Seeking Accuracy, With Dramatic License
★★★☆☆ Daniel Radcliffe and Bobby Cannavale bring their best to a true-ish script about a battle over truth