★★★★☆ Jen Tullock performs a version of distancing herself from the evangelical church
Off-Broadway
Crooked Cross: A Sign of the Times
★★☆☆☆ Mint Theater discovers a 1935 drama about the Nazi takeover of German society
The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows: Scare the Banana and Other Tales of a Non-Binary Mom
★★★☆☆ Comedian Abby Wambaugh delivers an appealing solo show at Dixon Place
The Least Problematic Woman in the World: Dylan Mulvaney Takes a TikTok Pause
★★★☆☆ The actress, author, and social media star opens her heart on the off-Broadway stage
Are the Bennet Girls Ok?: Not in Bedlam’s Jane Austen Send-Up
★☆☆☆☆ Emily Breeze’s supposedly funny satire is directed by Eric Tucker, to no avail
Caroline: A Quiet Gem
★★★★☆ Chloe Grace Moretz plays the young mother of a trans child in Preston Max Allen’s affecting drama.
And Then We Were No More: Talk of Technology in Totalitarian Times
★★★☆☆ Tim Blake Nelson unveils a dark, pervasively dystopian tale at La MaMa
Masquerade: Phantom of the Opera, Immersive Style
★★★★☆ Diane Paulus stages this immersive theater adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s long-running musical.
The Honey Trap: Dishing Out a Potent Blend of Genres
★★★☆☆ Michael Hayden and Samantha Mathis lead Irish Rep’s premiere of an unexpected thriller
The Honey Trap: The Irish Troubles Dealt with Intriguingly
★★★☆☆ Leo McGann’s circuitous drama, Matt Torney directing, actor Michael Hayden impressing