★★★☆☆ Sandra Tsing Loh’s play about the stage-screen-tv performers reuniting, Thomas Caruso directs
Off-Broadway
Spain: A history play that stays mainly in the plain.
★★☆☆☆ Jen Silverman’s comedy-drama revolves around the figures involved in the making of the landmark 1937 anti-fascist documentary “The Spanish Earth.”
The Gardens of Anuncia: LaChiusa- Daniele Memory Musical Memorable
★★★★☆ Composer Michael John LaChiusa, director-choreographer Graciela Daniele tell her affecting story
Hell’s Kitchen: A Musical Neighborhood Worth Visiting
★★★★☆ Featuring old and new songs by Alicia Keys, the musical is loosely based on the performer’s early life.
Hell’s Kitchen: Alicia Keys Tries Her Hand at Theater
★★★☆☆ Michael Greif directs this don’t-call-it-a-jukebox-musical valentine to New York City
Mind Mangler: Makeshift Magician Makes Mischief
★★★☆☆ ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ creators turn their attention to sleight of hand and other illusions
Waiting for Godot: Beckett’s Classic Play Revived and, Spoiler Alert, He Still Doesn’t Arrive
★★★★☆ Michael Shannon and Paul Sparks deliver lived-in chemistry in this sturdy revival of the absurdist masterpiece.
Waiting for Godot: Beckett’s Masterpiece Revived, Worth the Wait
★★★★☆ Arin Arbus directs scrupulously, Michael Shannon, Paul Sparks act at the top of their forms
Danny and the Deep Blue Sea: Stale Pretzels, Cheap Beer, and Dive-Bar Dreams
★★★★☆ Fueled by stale pretzels and cheap beer, volatile strangers form a tenuous connection in John Patrick Shanley’s two-hander
Arcadia: Tom Stoppard’s Heart-Felt Play in Weakened-Heart Revival
★★☆☆☆ Eric Tucker puts Bedlam players, including outstanding Caroline Grogan, through unrewarding paces