★★★★☆ Director Sam Gold’s staging exhibits a nice American guy going wrong
Off-Broadway
The Wash: Airing a Ripe Slice of American History
★★★☆☆ New Federal Theatre delivers a drama about the 1881 Atlanta washerwomen’s strike
Pride & Prejudice: Austen Sparkles in 3-Person Capsule Version
★★★★☆ A breezy romp with Lizzy Bennet, Mr. Darcy, et al.
A Freeky Introduction: Divine Wisdom for Being Your Best Sexy Self
★★★☆☆ NSangou Njikam’s show sees a Yoruban deity preach positivity in a string of stories
Lunar Eclipse: A Moving Portrait of a Married Couple in Twilight
★★★★☆ Reed Birney and Lisa Emery play a long-married couple talking about their lives in Donald Margulies’ new drama
Lunar Eclipse: Reflective Tale of a Waning Marriage
★★★★☆ Reed Birney and Lisa Emery are brilliant in Donald Margulies latest two-hander
The Imaginary Invalid: Moliére Classic in Robust Good Health and Humor
★★★★☆ Jesse Berger scrupulously directs Jeffrey Hatcher’s adaptation, Mark Linn-Baker heading smart cast
Creditors: Strindberg Updated, For Better and Worse
★★★★☆ Liev Schreiber, Maggie Siff, and Justice Smith star in Jen Silverman’s adaptation of Strindberg’s classic drama.
Creditors: Love, Marriage, and Maddening Mind Games
★★★☆☆ Ian Rickson directs the rarely performed Strindberg work, with a refresh from playwright Jen Silverman
Goddess: A Myth-Making, Magical New Musical
★★★★☆ A luminous Amber Iman casts a spell in an ambitious Kenya-set show at the Public Theater