★★☆☆☆ A new play set in Colorado turns into a Rocky Mountain downer
Off-Broadway
Superhero: Waiting for Takeoff
★★★☆☆ Tom Kitt and John Logan’s new musical is firmly earthbound. Where’s a caped crusader when you need him?
Superhero: A Capably Crafted New Musical That Resolutely Refuses to Fly
★★☆☆☆ Holy guacamole, Batman, how can these ace guys deliver such a dull show?
Alice By Heart: Lost Down a Hole
★☆☆☆☆ MCC Theater opens its new home with an indecipherable take on Alice in Wonderland
Alice By Heart: Lost Youth in a Bittersweet Wonderland
★★★★★ The creators of Spring Awakening draw inspiration from Lewis Carroll, with luminous results
Boesman and Lena: Don’t Call Them Rubbish
★★★★☆ A troubling but worthwhile trip back to Athol Fugard’s apartheid-era South Africa
Marys Seacole: Studying Maternal Cares Then and Now
★★★☆☆ Jackie Sibblies Drury centers her latest ambitious drama around caregivers of color
Marys Seacole: An Everywoman Play That Hits and Misses Targets
★★★☆☆ Jackie Sibblies Drury’s work tributes a famous healer but doesn’t entirely heal itself
Hurricane Diane: Staging an Agro-Revolution, in the Jersey Suburbs
★★★★☆ Madeleine George’s funny, thought-provoking new play finds a Greek god returning as a gender-bending gardener
Hurricane Diane: A Seductive Deity Materializes in Suburban New Jersey
★★★☆☆ Madeleine George delivers a divine (in more ways than one) comedy about climate change