★★★★★ Playwright and director Simon Stone finds both enduring and fresh relevance in a classic tragedy.
Off-Broadway
Yerma: Anguish in the Rain, Transplanted from Spain
★★★★☆ Billie Piper is astonishing as she recreates her Olivier Award-winning role in Yerma
Pygmalion: Delightful Shaw, With Only Spoken Music
★★★★☆ Bedlam’s Eric Tucker directs a six-member cast with Vaishnavii Sharma as Eliza and himself as Higgins
The Winter’s Tale: A Sad Tale’s Best for Spring
★★★★☆ ★★★★ Arin Arbus and Theatre for a New Audience embrace Shakespeare’s bear of a play
The Stone Witch: Dan Lauria Depicts a Grumpy Genius
★☆☆☆☆ Dan Lauria depicts an arrogant artist in a tedious mix of shallow dramatics and fanciful visuals.
Grand Hotel: Old Berlin in a Stunning New Staging
★★★★★ Director-choreographer Josh Rhodes makes his mark with an astonishing Encores production
Harry Clarke: Billy Crudup Charms as a Misleading Man
★★★★☆ Billy Crudup smoothly portrays a seductive rogue and his many admirers in a new solo play.
Harry Clarke: Billy Crudup as The Bloke from Indiana
★★★★☆ Billy Crudup seduces us as a charming Briton in America—or is he?—in this one-person erotic thriller.
Later Life: A.R. Gurney Offers a Brief Re-Encounter
★★★☆☆ In Later Life, A.R. Gurney paints a Jamesian portrait of a gentleman’s second chance at true love.
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.