★★★★★ Oskar Eustis neatly helms a work best seen before its heady contents are noised about
Off-Broadway
Anything That Gives Off Light: A Hazy Study in Oppressive Economics
★★☆☆☆ A metaphysical study in social significance suffers from a sea-change
Juno and the Paycock: O’Casey’s Heroine and Her Strutting Foil Return, Gloriously
★★★★★ Maryann Plunkett and Ciarán O’Reilly lead a first-rate ensemble in a searing revival of the “Dublin Trilogy” entry
Juno and the Paycock: Sean O’Casey’s Tragedy In Top-Drawer Revival
★★★★☆ Neil Pepe directs an inspired cast, headed by Ciaran O’Reilly, Maryann Plunkett and John Keating
Nantucket Sleigh Ride: A Wild Trip To John Guare’s Magic (Realism) Kingdom
★★★☆☆ Jorge Luis Borges, Walt Disney, and a very large lobster pop up on a pointless journey
After: Battling Parents with Combative Sons Ferociously Lock Horns
★★★★☆ Michael McKeever’s play, directed by Joe Brancato with a strong cast, disturbs with great effect
Skinnamarink: Going on an Experimental Journey
★★★☆☆ Little Lord’s latest work playfully digs at the roots of indoctrination
Surely, Goodness and Mercy: A 12-Year Old Good But Maybe Too Good
★★★☆☆ Chisa Hutchinson’s play includes the 23rd psalm and is just as hopeful
The Mother: Family Affairs Française, Outside Buffalo
★★☆☆☆ Florian Zeller follows up his sterling The Father with a less-intriguing The Mother
The Mother: Female Trouble, in Midlife
★★☆☆☆ A radiant Isabelle Huppert tries to breathe life into Florian Zeller’s account of a woman’s isolation