★★☆☆☆ Two musical theater kings and a queen strive mightily with a famously elusive concept album, but play to a draw
Broadway
Oedipus: All About My Mother
★★★★☆ Lesley Manville and Mark Strong have disturbingly good chemistry as theater’s most famous twice-related couple
Oedipus: Fate Comes for Us All
★★★★☆ Mark Strong and Lesley Manville deliver shattering performances in Robert Ickes’ modern adaptation of the classic Greek tragedy
Rob Lake Magic: Shattered Illusions
★★☆☆☆ Even Miss Piggy can’t elevate this generic holiday-season magic show
Rob Lake Magic: Less Than the Sum of the Parts
★★☆☆☆ The beloved Muppets serve as comic stooges for a magician best known for appearing on “America’s Got Talent.”
The Queen of Versailles: Chenoweth Is Crowned As Broadway Royalty
★★★★☆ Kristin Chenoweth rules in the role of a lifetime as a true believer in the American Dream
The Queen of Versailles: Kristin Chenoweth Vehicle Breaks Down
★★☆☆☆ Stephen Schwartz-Lindsey Ferrentino musical, Michael Arden directing, tell rich Jackie Siegel’s tale
Little Bear Ridge Road: Small Lives, Writ Large
★★★★★ Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock star in Samuel D. Hunter’s acclaimed drama, previously seen at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Little Bear Ridge Road: Destination Uncertain
★★★★☆ Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock deliver poignant performances in Samuel D. Hunter’s quietly lovely drama
Liberation: This Is How We Change the World
★★★★★ Bess Wohl takes inspiration from her mother’s life for her clever, decade-jumping memory play