★★★☆☆ Jerry Herman, Harvey Fierstein giggler revived with Billy Porter, Wayne Brady fronting
Off-Broadway
Are You Now or Have You Ever Been: History Repeating
★★★★☆ A rotating ensemble of estimable performers appear in Eric Bentley’s powerful verbatim drama about the HUAC hearings.
Are You Now or Have You Ever Been: Drop that Forgotten Name
★★★☆☆ Excellent performances and design enliven a docudrama of the HUAC’s hunt for Commies in Hollywood
Romeo & Juliet: Star-Crossed and Border Bound
★★★★☆ Shakespeare in the Park’s bilingual production speaks the timeless language of love
David Copperfield: Pint-Sized Version Offers Tarnished Brass
★★☆☆☆ This three-player Brits Off Broadway version from the Guildford Shakespeare Company disappoints
A Woman Among Women: Hubris and You
★★☆☆☆ LCT3 hosts a community riff on classical themes by Julia May Jonas
A Woman Among Women: A Female All My Sons Without the Tragedy
★★☆☆☆ Julia May Jonas puts a feminist spin on the Miller classic and comes up short.
Girl, Interrupted: Living Under the Bell Jar
★★★★☆ Martyna Majok and Aimee Mann craft an intimate drama with songs about women existing in a 1960s psychiatric facility
Jerome: Sex and the Single Stranger
★★☆☆☆ Stephen Spinella sparks a triangular romantic drama set in a ghost town
||: Girls :||: Chance :||: Music :||: Teenage Angst in a Minor Key
★★★☆☆ Pam McKinnon directs Eisa Davis’ play with music featuring four young virtuosos in search of harmony.