★★★★☆ Clare Barron’s unusual new play wildly reflects the mindsets of young teen girls
Off-Broadway
Light Shining in Buckinghamshire: Lessons on How to Lose a Revolution
★★★☆☆ Writer Caryl Churchill and director Rachel Chavkin deliver a time-melding history lesson at New York Theatre Workshop
Light Shining in Buckinghamshire: Caryl Churchill’s History Lecture
★★★☆☆ Rachel Chavkin directs a talk-heavy look back at Oliver Cromwell’s civil war
Summer and Smoke: Ireland, Darrow Set Fire to Williams’ Hot Drama
★★★★★ Jack Cummings III stunningly directs the play that established the very idea of off-Broadway
Summer and Smoke: Sparks Fly High in a Soulful Romance
★★★★☆ Passionate performances by Marin Ireland and Nathan Darrow ignite Tennessee Williams’ rarely-staged romantic drama
Unexpected Joy: A Show Paved With Good Intentions
★★☆☆☆ A four-character, all-female musical at the York Theatre is an Unexpected disappointment
Unexpected Joy: Mothers, Daughters Vie, Singing Joyful Tunes
★★★★☆ Bill Russell writes the book and lyrics, Janet Hood the music for a maybe likely story of tolerance
A Brief History of Women: The Fairer Sex Observed, Appreciatively
★★★☆☆ Alan Ayckbourn’s latest play follows a man’s life and times through his relationships with women
A Brief History of Women: 1 Man, 1 House, 60 Years
★★★☆☆ Alan Ayckbourn’s 81st is short on substance and long on style, but nevertheless a treat for his fans
Henry V: Once More Unto the Breach
★★★★☆ The Public Theater’s Mobile Unit strips down the band-of-brothers play to a slick 105 minutes