★★★☆☆ The latest revival of the Leonard Bernstein musical misses the beat in a rushed Encores! production starring Anika Noni Rose
Off-Broadway
Wonderful Town: Bernstein-Comden-Green Musical in Not So Wonderful Revival
★★☆☆☆ The durably entertaining musical comedy falls flat, this time, at Encores
Hold Me in the Water: An Intimate Boy-Meets-Boy Story
★★★★☆ Ryan J. Haddad shares a tale of summer love in his autobiographical 70-minute one-man show
Grief Camp: Loss at an Emotional Remove
★★☆☆☆ Eliya Smith’s amorphous drama revolves around young campers working through bereavement issues.
Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp: Caryl Churchill Vaudeville
★★★★☆ Deirdre O’Connell and John Ellison Conlee head a bill of diverse acts at the Public Theater
Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp.: What If Caryl Churchill Returns at Her Near Best
★★★☆☆ The often enigmatic playwright unfurls four one-acts, James MacDonald directing, Deirdre O’Connoll, others acting nicely
All the World’s a Stage: Small Town Musical Grippingly Staged
★★★★☆ Adam Gwon’s new musical is a pleasure, aided by cast and director Jonathan Silverstein
minor.ity: Talking ident.ity, creativ.ity, authentic.ity, commun.ity
★★★☆☆ Colt Coeur and WP Theater premiere a study of Black artists exploiting their cultural identity
Irishtown: New Comedy In A Fun Brogue
★★★★☆ A world premiere from the Irish Rep that’s filled with lots of laughter…for a change.
The Swamp Dwellers: Wole Soyinka’s Significant Early Play
★★★★☆ The 1986 Nobel Prize-winner looks closely at Nigeria’s swamp area, with Awoye Timpo directing