★★★☆☆ In Later Life, A.R. Gurney paints a Jamesian portrait of a gentleman’s second chance at true love.
Off-Broadway
Admissions: Diversity Blues, With Wit and Compassion
★★★★☆ Jessica Hecht plays a dean trying to drag an elite prep school into the 21st century in Josh Harmon’s new comedy.
Admissions: Lacerating Privilege, with Laughs
★★★★☆ Joshua Harmon’s take on school admissions focuses on race, with a dynamic performance from Jessica Hecht.
Three Wise Guys: A New Runyon Guys and Dolls
★★★★☆ The Actors Company Theatre spends Christmas Eve 1923 by circuitously following an Eastern Star.
Good for Otto: Ed Harris Tries Talking Cure in Rabe’s New Play
★★★☆☆ The cast is excellent, but at nearly three hours, this mix of reflection and whimsy isn’t always smooth.
Good for Otto: Not So Great for Ed Harris and Company
★★☆☆☆ Ed Harris leads excellent actors through a loosely-knit string of case studies in David Rabe’s overlong new drama.
The Low Road: An Economical Trip to Colonial America
★★★★ Despite a few sticky spots, this wry satire on capitalism takes audiences on a mighty funny and lively ride.
The Low Road: Bruce Norris’ Very Funny Colonial Timewarp
★★★★★ The Clybourne Park Pulitzer Prize-winner delivers an imaginative, intelligent, contemporary commentary.
Jerry Springer—The Opera: A Curious Trash-Up
★★☆☆☆ More shlock than shock, this tabloid-TV drama combines high and low notes, and gradually goes to hell.
At Home at the Zoo: Albee’s Something Old and Something New(er)
★★★ Edward Albee combined an early work with a late one, not altogether successfully.