★★★★☆ The new play by Jonathan Spector (“Eureka Day”) depicts the reunions over two decades of a group of friends who met on a Birthright trip to Israel.
Off-Broadway
A Walk on the Moon: A Musical Tribute to Enduring Marriage Vows
★★★☆☆ Pamela Gray adapts her 1999 film, Annmarie Milazzo adds the tuneful score
Dad Don’t Read This: 16 Going On Angst
★★★★☆ Amalia Yoo and friends brighten the stage with Eliya Smith’s intriguing teen talk
The Loved Ones: Four Women Loosely Linked by Heartache and Happenstance
★★★★☆ Nicola Murphy Dubey directs a cast of four, led by the irreproachable Maryann Plunkett, in Erica Murray’s countryside drama
The Loved Ones: Four Smart Women Talk Things Over Wisely
★★★★☆ Erica Murray writes, Nicola Murphy Dubey directs, and Maryann Plunkett and three adept others act, all exceedingly well
Henry VI, A Trilogy in Two Parts: He Dies, Production Thrives
★★★★★ Stephen Brown-Fried adapts and directs the rarely produced Shakespeare works outstandingly, with a stunning 16-member NAATCO cast
La Cage aux Folles: The Drag Show Is What It Is Again, Almost
★★★☆☆ Jerry Herman, Harvey Fierstein giggler revived with Billy Porter, Wayne Brady fronting
Are You Now or Have You Ever Been: History Repeating
★★★★☆ A rotating ensemble of estimable performers appear in Eric Bentley’s powerful verbatim drama about the HUAC hearings.
Are You Now or Have You Ever Been: Drop that Forgotten Name
★★★☆☆ Excellent performances and design enliven a docudrama of the HUAC’s hunt for Commies in Hollywood
Romeo & Juliet: Star-Crossed and Border Bound
★★★★☆ Shakespeare in the Park’s bilingual production speaks the timeless language of love