★★★★☆ New production of fabled masterwork lights the lights and hits the heights
Critics' Picks
Eureka Day: Woke’s the Word in Jonathan Spector’s Timely Comedy
★★★★★ Bill Irwin, Jessica Hecht and company bring great distinction to the Broadway season
Cult of Love: Leslye Headland Takes On, and Takes Down, Family and Religion
★★★★☆ Nothing says Christmas like squabbling siblings, screaming matches, and folk songs with four-part harmonies.
Maybe Happy Ending: A Futuristic Love Story With Old-Fashioned Heart
★★★★☆ This sweet but never saccharine robot romcom is the musical boost we all need
Oh, Mary!: Lincoln, Drinkin’ and Todd
★★★★☆ Cole Escola writes and stars in a Bizarro World version of Honest Abe’s spouse as cabaret diva
Six: Long Live the Queens
★★★★★ Henry VIII’s wives get the royal treatment in this 80-minute musical celebration of girl power
Moulin Rouge! The Musical!: A Dazzling Exercise in Excess
★★★★★ Karen Olivo and Aaron Tveit belt out chart-topping hits in the lavish screen-to-stage salute to “truth, beauty, freedom, and love”
Aladdin: Four Years On, A Fairy Tale For A Whole New World
★★★★☆ Long-Run Lookback: One of Disney’s most enduring screen-to-stage confections remains among its most adult-friendly—and seems freshly relevant.
The Lion King: Disney’s Pride Still Rules the Savanna
★★★★★ Long-Run Lookback: Disney’s Tale of Simba Remains Awe-Inspiring