★★★☆☆ Four troubled lives intersect in the new drama by Will Arbery, author of “Heroes of the Fourth Turning.”
Off-Broadway
The Orchard: Anton Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard Spectacularly Reimagined
★★★★☆ Director Igor Golyak and outstanding creative team at strong work, with Jessica Hecht, Mikhail Barishnikov featured
Yes! Reflections of Molly Bloom: James Joyce’s Complicated Heroine Takes a Bow
★★★★☆ Actress Aedín Moloney and author Colum McCann’s adaptation of “Ulysses”‘s final chapter returns to the stage
Lessons in Survival: 1971: James Baldwin, Nikki Giovanni Eloquently Talk Race
★★★☆☆ The Commissary puts an enthralling 1971 interview onstage, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Crystal Dickinson featured
Snow in Midsummer: Updated Chinese Ghost Tale of Injustices Hits Drifts
★★★☆☆ Playwright Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig takes on a 13th-century dramatist, with Zi Alikhan directing a hard-working cast
The Bedwetter: Laughs Flow in This Musical Comedy
★★★★☆ Comedian/actress Sarah Silverman co-wrote the book and lyrics for this new musical based on her best-selling memoir.
The Bedwetter: A Laughing Matter, from Sarah Silverman
★★★★☆ Wickedly funny new musical about a sharp-tongued pre-teen with issues demonstrates growing pains
…what the end will be: A Black, Very Gay Family Cleverly Handles Ends and Means
★★★★☆ Mansa Ra’s comedy-drama with Margo Bordelon directing an outstanding cast, headed by Keith Randolph Smith
Dreaming Zenzile: Strongly Remembering Miriam Makeba in 29 Songs
★★★★☆ Somi Kakoma writes and appears in a tribute to the legendary singer, with Lileana Blain-Cruz directing
Fat Ham: A Nontragic Take on Shakespeare’s Most Popular Tragedy
★★★★★ Newly minted Pulitzer Prize winner James Ijames turns the revenge play on its proverbial ear