★★★★☆ Tim Marriott’s deft one-act is well played by the author and Alex Sunderhaus
Off-Broadway
Pre-Existing Condition: Healing Only Teases Abused Young Woman
★★★★☆ Acclaimed actor Marin Ireland writes acclaim-worthy play, Maria Dizzia directs
Pre-Existing Condition: Confessional, Challenging, and Curative
★★★★☆ Actor-turned-playwright Marin Ireland, director Maria Dizzia, and creative consultant Anne Kauffman team up for a confessional drama
Dark Noon: American Wild West in Dark South African View
★★★★☆ Tue Biering directs an energetic septet in sprawling comment on Wild West wins and losses
The Welkin: Meet the Real Housewives of 1759
★★☆☆☆ Sandra Oh leads a dozen women through miserable times
Titanic: A Tale of Doomed Dreams and Hubris Rises Anew
★★★★★ Director Anne Kauffman and a starry, supple cast breathe new life into the ’90s musical epic
Titanic: Smooth Sailing as the Band Plays On
★★★★☆ Maury Yeston’s remarkable score is given a ravishing hearing at Encores
Breaking the Story: War is Hell, and So is Remembering It
★★★☆☆ Maggie Siff plays a former war correspondent suffering from PTSD in Alexis Scheer’s play receiving its world premiere at Second Stage.
What Became of Us: More Than Just a Lifetime Drama
★★★☆☆ BD Wong and Rosalind Cho portray siblings in an uncommon new play
The Comedy of Errors: No Errors Made in This Free Shakespeare Revival
★★★★☆ Shakespeare in the Park’s free Mobile Unit clicks, due to Rebecca Martínez and Julián Mesri and jubilant cast