★★★☆☆ Abby Rosebrock’s new play at the Atlantic Theater attempts to shine a light on a very dark subject.
Off-Broadway
Trophy Boys: The guilted age
★★★★☆ Louisa Jacobson busts loose as a prep school jock in a look at toxic boys
Trophy Boys: Skewering, Indicting, and Side-Eyeing Male Privilege
★★★★☆ Australian playwright Emmanuelle Mattana puts the patriarchy through its paces in a 70-minute play
Duke & Roya: Finding Love in a Hopeless Place
★★★☆☆ Jay Ellis and Stephanie Nur are perfectly cast in Charles Randolph-Wright’s romantic drama
Prince Faggot: A royal fairy tale unravels
★★★☆☆ A meta-theatrical drama conjures a queer romance for the House of Windsor
Beau: Country-Western-Rock Musical Sneaks Into Town an Instant Marvel
★★★★☆ Writer-lyricist-composer Douglas Lyons, composer Ethan D. Pakchar, director-choreographer Josh Rhodes succeed brightly
Passengers: A Classy Party of Tip-Top Cirque-Style Artists Take the Train Downtown
★★★★☆ Montreal’s 7 Fingers physical theater troupe visits PAC NYC in lower Manhattan
Kafka: The Beloved, Truly Awesome Writer, Brilliantly Conjured
★★★★☆ Writer-Performer Jack Klaff pays profound, tireless homage to the Prague master, Colin Watkeys, directing
Call Me Izzy: Jean Smart Extremely Smart in Smart Jamie Wax Character Study
★★★★☆ Sarna Lapine directs the six-time Emmy winner soloing as a talented but oppressed trailer-park housewife
Prosperous Fools: Taylor Mac Attacks, Unpersuasively
★★☆☆☆ A grant-winning genius bites the philanthropic hands that feed him