★★★☆☆ An American songwriter looks inward and outside in friendly bio-shows
Off-Broadway
Medea Re-Versed: Euripides’ Classic Raptly Updated as Rap
★★★★☆ Luis Quintero updates 431 B. C. with strong actors, musicians, Nathan Winkelstein directing
Fatherland: Family Values, Insurrection-Style
★★☆☆☆ Unconvincing docudrama drawn from the January 6 riot
Forbidden Broadway, Merrily We Stole a Song: A New, B- Edition
★★★☆☆ Gerard Alessandrini hits, misses, while Stern, Collins-Pisano, Hayward, Ortiz cast never misses
Ghost of John McCain: Spirited Journey Inside Trump’s Head
★★★☆☆ The musical satire about the late senator will have liberals dying of laughter; others, maybe not so much
Blood of the Lamb: No Exit in Texas, Ripped from the Headlines
★★★★☆ Meredith Garretson and Kelly McAndrew battle it out in Arlene Hutton’s powerful new play
The Beacon: Irish Drama Sheds More Heat Than Light
★★★☆☆ Kate Mulgrew plays a renowned artist who may have murdered her husband in Nancy Harris’ drama being given its North American premiere by the Irish Repertory Theatre
The Beacon: A Trivial Sea of Mysteries
★★☆☆☆ Kate Mulgrew glows amid a murky Irish melodrama
See What I Wanna See: Hear What You Oughta Hear
★★★★☆ Michael John LaChiusa’s musical triptych shimmers once more
Our Class: An Artful Holocaust History Lesson
★★★☆☆ Think of a Polish version of Our Town where the neighbors kill you