★★★☆☆ Des McAnuff and Sergio Trujillo, with three Donnas and an all-woman chorus, put on an entertaining, confounding biomusical
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Summer: Saluting a Queen, With Hokum and Joy
★★★☆☆ A new jukebox musical, despite predictable shortcomings, has a worthy subject and a winning spirit.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Broadway’s Enchanted Kingdom
★★★★☆ J.K. Rowling’s immortal wizard vanquishes Broadway, too
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: A Magic Man Tested
★★★★☆ The boy who lived is a troubled father, in a haunting, exhilarating two-part play conceived by J.K. Rowling with top theater artists.
My Fair Lady: Sher’s New Production, Warm and Tender As It Can Be
★★★★★ Lerner and Loewe’s masterwork shines in a masterful new production
My Fair Lady: Shaw Goes Ibsen in Sher’s Appealing Revival
★★★★☆ Bartlett Sher directs Lauren Ambrose, Harry Hadden-Paton and an impeccable cast
Children of a Lesser God: Mark Medoff Prize Winner Back Forthrightly
★★★☆☆ Joshua Jackson as speech teacher to the deaf and Sarah Ridloff as unwilling student
Carousel: A Real Nice Clambake That’s Nicer to Hear Than See
★★★★☆ The bittersweet Rodgers & Hammerstein classic sounds far lovelier than it looks
Carousel: A Timeless Ride, Still Bold and Beautiful
★★★★★ Director Jack O’Brien, choreographer Justin Peck and an excellent cast revive this most harrowing and rapturous of musicals.
Children of a Lesser God: The Great White Nope
★★☆☆☆ Lauren Ridloff is terrific in the role Marlee Matlin made famous, but that doesn’t save this horribly dated play