★★★★☆ Reed Birney and Lisa Emery play a long-married couple talking about their lives in Donald Margulies’ new drama
Off-Broadway
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
Lights Out, Nat King Cole: Smile When Your Heart Is Breaking
★★★☆☆ Dule Hill plays the title role in Colman Domingo and Patricia McGregor’s play with music, exploring Nat King Cole’s troubled psyche.
Lights Out, Nat King Cole: Keep this Musical’s Lights Shut Off
★★☆☆☆ Colman Domingo and Patricia McGregor, who directs, concoct the beloved singer’s historic tv series not well
Bus Stop: William Inge’s Tony-Nominated Work on a Loving Return Trip
★★★★☆ Jack Cummings III directs the insightful comical, dramatic work about made and missed connections, with grade-A cast
The Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse: Skanks for the Y2K memories
★★★☆☆ Gen Z vloggers seek clicks and a missing chick in a mixed-up new musical