★★★★☆ Jade King Carroll sharply directs an exceptional cast, led by Daniel Abeles and Molly Carden
Off-Broadway
A Streetcar Named Desire: A Healthy Shot of Southern Discomfort
★★★★☆ You want realism? You want magic? Rebecca Frecknall’s production, starring Paul Mescal, has both.
A Streetcar Named Desire: Overly Stylized Revival Goes Off the Rails
★★☆☆☆ Paul Mescal and Patsy Ferran star in the Almeida Theatre production of Williams’ classic, directed by Rebecca Frecknall
The Jonathan Larson Project: Seasoned with Love
★★★☆☆ Unknown tunes from a songwriter’s trunk get nicely noted
Ghosts: Ibsen’s Wounded Spirits Still Live Within Us
★★★★☆ Lily Rabe leads an intensely gripping production of the 19th century classic that continues to resonate today.
Ghosts: Ibsen’s Beautifully Acted Classic Oddly Gives Up the Ghost
★★★☆☆ Jack O’Brien directs Mark O’Rowe’s adaptation, with Lily Rabe and Levon Hawke acting like spectral blazes
The Great Privation: Black Family History Lost and Found
★★☆☆☆ Mothers and daughters then and now dig around a family tree
All Nighter: Five College Seniors Face Graduation and Each Other
★★★☆☆ Natalie Margolin’s slightly hampered dramedy, well directed by Jaki Bradley and well played
Deep Blue Sound: A Whale of a Tale
★★★★★ Clubbed Thumb’s production of the poignant Abe Koogler play returns for a much-deserved encore run at the Public Theater
Deep Blue Sound: A Quiet, Gentle, Whale of a Play
★★★★☆ Maryann Plunkett and an excellent cast spark a return engagement of Abe Koogler’s play