★★★★☆ The Public Theater premieres Anna Ziegler’s new version of a very old story
Off-Broadway
Cold War Choir Practice: Nuclear Fears, Played for Laughs and Songs
★★★★☆ A young girl gets involved in Cold War-era espionage in Ro Reddick’s farcical play with music
Cold War Choir Practice: Choir’s Under-Rehearsed, Over-Rehearsed
★★☆☆☆ Ro Reddick’s Susan Smith Blackburn prize play with music, directed by Knud Adams
Zack: Another Oldie But Goodie From the Mint Theater
★★★★☆ A lesser known romcom from the author of Hobson’s Choice
Burnout Paradise: Madhouse Multitasking
★★★★☆ Audience participation is welcomed in a comical endurance contest
What We Did Before Our Moth Days: Quiet Delivery Masks Emotional Turbulence
★★★★☆ Andre Gregory directs a terrific cast in the latest drama from the author of “The Designated Mourner” and “Aunt Dan and Lemon”
What We Did Before Our Moth Days: Four People Live, Love and Die
★★★★☆ Hope Davis and Josh Hamilton brighten a sorrowful new Wallace Shawn drama staged by Andre Gregory
Night Side Songs: Illness Musicalized, Showing Worrisome Symptoms
★★★☆☆ Daniel and Patrick Lazour examine a tough subject through song
Bigfoot!: Fuzzy and Facetious
★★☆☆☆ A new musical satirizes the gullibility of flyover America
Chinese Republicans: Clever, Venom-Tipped Arrows, Ineffectively Aimed
★★★☆☆ Alex Lin’s barbed comedy at the Roundabout doesn’t quite hit its target