Critics' Picks

September 17, 2018 8:00 pm

The Lion King: Disney’s Pride Still Rules the Savanna

★★★★★ Long-Run Lookback: Disney’s Tale of Simba Remains Awe-Inspiring

★★★★☆ London hit written and played by genius group SpitLip, directed by Robert Hastie, choreographed by Jenny Arnold

★★★★☆ A screwball musical from London rolls onto Broadway

★★★★★ A classic documentary on Afro-Cuban musical greats is transformed into a sparkling Broadway delight

★★★★☆ Vintage Afro-Cuban songs pack a unique new jukebox musical

★★★★★ Clubbed Thumb’s production of the poignant Abe Koogler play returns for a much-deserved encore run at the Public Theater

★★★★★ An exceptional play with fine work from director Jack Serio and actors Brian J. Smith and Paul Sparks

★★★★☆ Whitney White directs a sensational group of women in Bess Wohl’s time-traveling memory play

★★★★☆ Sanaz Toosi's Pulitzer Prize-winning play feels newly richer in this Roundabout production

★★★★☆ New production of fabled masterwork lights the lights and hits the heights

★★★★☆ This sweet but never saccharine robot romcom is the musical boost we all need