★★★★☆ Matthew Broderick, Laura Benanti, directed by Ciarán O’Reilly, read well for two shortish acts
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Being Mr Wickham: Jane Austen’s Famous Cad Proves Jolly Good Fun
★★★★☆ Adrian Lukis plays George Wickham, co-writes with Catherine Cursor, and is directed by Guy Unsworth
The Rebecca Luker Songbook: A Benefit Concert, with Moving High Notes
The Broadway star’s favorite poems set to music by many composers, sung by 12 sopranos, make an enchanting memorial
Bernarda’s Daughters: Five Haitian-Brooklyn Sisters Soar Poetically
★★★★☆ Diane Exavier’s top-drawer drama, with Dominique Rider directing a skillful cast
shadow/land: Two Women, Hurricane Katrina Partly Water-Logged
★★★☆☆ Ericka Dickerson-Despenza’s cullud wattah follow-up, well directed by Candis C. Jones
The Fears: Seven Manhattan Buddhists Lose the Path
★★★☆☆ Emma Sheanshang mixes drama and comedy, with Dan Algrant directing skilled actors
A Beautiful Lady: Liz Swados’ 1984 Work in Mighty NYC Bow
★★★★☆ Anne Bogart directs a first-rate cast commemorating first-rate Russian poets
Tartuffe, or the Hypocrite: Molière’s Delectable Villain on the Loose
★★★★☆ Matthew Rauch stars, Lucie Tiberghen directs, Maya Slater translates, all in smart form
The Habit of Art: Alan Bennett’s More Famous History Boys
★★★★☆ W. H. Auden, Benjamin Britten featured in a serio-comic play-within-a-play
Oliver!: Please, May We Have Some More
★★★★★ Raul Esparza stars and Lear deBessonnet directs this nourishing Encores! revival of the Lionel Bart classic