★★★☆☆ The Public Theater production hashes out all sides in the age-old Israeli/Palestinian conflict
Off-Broadway
Fiasco Theater’s Pericles: Creative Troupe Has Fun with Unwieldy Shakespeare
★★★★☆ Ben Steinfeld directs Fiasco’s viewer-friendly version of the rarely-produced tragedy
The Seven Year Disappear: A Tour-de-Force for Cynthia Nixon
★★★☆☆ The TV star and theater veteran shines as an enigmatic artist in a time-bending two-hander
The Seven Year Disappear: A Not Always Straight-Forward Look at Manhattan’s Art World
★★★☆☆ Cynthia Nixon and Taylor Trensch distinguish themselves in Jordan Seavey’s play, stylishly directed by Scott Elliott
The Hunt: The Darkness That Lurks in the Woods
★★★★☆ Tobias Menzies stars in Rupert Goold’s Almeida production of the psychological thriller at St. Ann’s Warehouse
A Sign of the Times: ’60s Pop Nostalgia for the Baby Boomer Crowd
★★★☆☆ 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.
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.