★★★★☆ The veteran Broadway performer delivers an evening of self-deprecating humor and original musical material.
Off-Broadway
Here There Are Blueberries: A New, Invaluable Holocaust Stage Documentary
★★★★☆ Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich compile an astonishing chronicle with strong cast, amazing projections
Just Another Day: A Seniors Rom-Com Scores Some Meaningful Points
★★★☆☆ Dan Lauria, Patty McCormack show off impressively in Lauria’s play, well directed by Eric Krebs.
The Brief Life & Mysterious Death of Boris III, King of Bulgaria: Crown of Thorns
★★★☆☆ A London troupe shines seriocomic light on dark wartime history
Windrush Secret: Outstanding Surprise Drama from UK
★★★★☆ Rodreguez King-Dorset writes, performs, directs tough drama about 2018 deportation scandal
Staff Meal: Chef’s Kiss for a Kooky Pastiche
★★★☆☆ Absurdism triumphs in this crazy combo meal of modern dating mores plus culinary pretention.
Jordans: Important Racism Drama Awkwardly Handled
★★★☆☆ Ife Olujobi takes on national Black-white dilemma, Whitney White directing highly adept cast
Still: Love in the Age of Polarization
★★★★☆ Tim Daly and Jayne Atkinson play former lovers whose reunion after many years soon turns fraught in Lia Romeo’s intimate comedy-drama.
Sally & Tom: The Oddest, Most Emblematic Couple in U.S. History
★★★★★ There’s no way to sugarcoat Thomas Jefferson’s abuse of Sally Hemings, but Suzan-Lori Parks whips up an entertaining gloss.
Sally & Tom: Follies of a Founding Father
★★★★☆ Suzan-Lori Parks melds the Thomas Jefferson/Sally Hemings mystery with the struggle for freedom in our own day