★★★★☆ Ciarán O’Reilly directs the Irish Rep revival for the fourth time, with actors Dan Butler, Sean Gormley, John Keating back again
Off-Broadway
The Gospel at Colonus: A grand and glorious revival
★★★★★ A modern music-drama looks and sounds beautiful outdoors at Little Island Park
Heathers The Musical: Longtime Fans Will Cheer the Revival, Others May Not
★★☆☆☆ Kevin Murphy, Laurence O’Keefe adapt the teen flick, Andy Rickman directs, with a cast of belters who do what they’re asked to do
Viola’s Room: An Eerie Place to Visit
★★★☆☆ The latest immersive theater production from Punchdrunk has small groups of theatergoers walking through a variety of atmosphere-laden environments.
Lowcountry: A Cautionary Tale Aimed at Sex Offenders Down South
★★★☆☆ Abby Rosebrock’s new play at the Atlantic Theater attempts to shine a light on a very dark subject.
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