★★★☆☆ Chilina Kennedy and Crystal Lucas-Perry star in this 1965-set musical featuring dozens of pop hits by the likes of Petula Clark, Lesley Gore, The Monkees, and Dusty Springfield.
Off-Broadway
Jelly’s Last Jam: Exuberant Jelly Roll Morton Musical Revived with a Significant Hitch
★★★☆☆ Robert O’Hara directs the George C. Wolfe–Susan Birkenhead–Luther Henderson bio tuner, starring Nicholas Christopher
Sunset Baby: Dominique Morisseau Unflinchingly Scrutinizes Freedom
★★★★☆ Russell Hornsby, Moses Ingram, J. Alphonse Nicholson act, Steve H. Broadnax III directs, all to great effect
The Christine Jorgensen Show: The Reluctant 1950s Transgender Diva
★★★☆☆ Transgender actress Jesse James Keitel and cabaret veteran Mark Nadler co-star in a new play with music about the groundbreaking star
I Love You So Much I Could Die: A Relatable Palliative
★★★☆☆ A shy courage infuses this recessive exercise in responding to emotional trauma.
The Apiary: Nothing to Buzz About
★★☆☆☆ Taylor Schilling and April Matthis appear in Kate Douglas’ play about laboratory workers who develop an unconventional method of promoting beehive growth.
Hamlet: Oh, What a Noble Prince (Plus Everyone Else) Is Eddie Izzard
★★★★☆ A solo revival, adapted by Mark Izzard and directed by Selina Cadell
Hamlet: A Tour de Force That Fails to Lift Off
★★☆☆☆ Eddie Izzard’s formidable talent is spread a bit thin in this daunting abridgment of Shakespeare’s masterwork.
Oh, Mary!: Cole Escola As The Ludicrously Marvelous Mrs. Lincoln
★★★★☆ Uproarious farce sheds new light on the War Between the States, or at least the War Between the Lincolns
Oh, Mary!: First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln on a Sometimes Funny Rampage
★★★☆☆ Cole Escola writes and stars, Sam Pinkleton directs, Conrad Ricamora is Mary’s bamboozled husband