★★★☆☆ Japan Society commissions a solo drama based upon a celebrated novel
Off-Broadway
The Wild Duck: Rare Ibsen Revival Not to Be Ducked
★★★★☆ Simon Godwin directs a first-rate cast, including Nick Westrate and Alexander Hurt
The Wild Duck: Foul Doings
★★★☆☆ Ibsen’s tragicomedy depicts a family wrecked by a righteous friend
Color Theories: A Little Academia, a Lot of Absurdism
★★★★☆ Julio Torres, the creator of the acclaimed HBO series “Fantasmas,” delivers a comic riff on the emotional and symbolic aspects of color.
The Brothers Size: A Heart-Rending Tale of Family and Trauma
★★★★☆ Tarell Alvin McCraney’s minimalist, poetic tale of siblings down South gets a timely revival at The Shed
The Brothers Size: As Forceful as Tectonic Plates Shifting
★★★★☆ Bijan Sheibani, Tarell Alvin McCraney co-direct McCraney’s superbly-cast brotherhood play
House of McQueen: A Bio-Drama That Has the Feel of an Art Installation
★★★☆☆ “Bridgerton” star Luke Newton plays troubled fashion designer Alexander McQueen in this gorgeously staged but dramatically inert play
House of McQueen: Luke Newton stars in a terribly respectful bio-drama of a tragic artist
★★☆☆☆ Mad fashionistas, fanciful couture and a melancholy baby do not a party make
This Is Government: Contemporary Comedy about Workplace Lockdown
★★★☆☆ Nina Kissinger mines comedy from a congressional bomb threat, but doesn’t quite pull it off
Twelfth Night: Come for the Verse, Stay for the Vibes
★★★★☆ Saheem Ali directs Oscar winner and Tony nominee Lupita Nyong’o in the festive Shakespearean frolic