★★★☆☆ Tony-winner Deirdre O’Connell, directed by Rebecca Taichman, casts her always reliable spell
Off-Broadway
Hoagy Carmichael’s Stardust Road: A Cool, Cool Homage That Could Be Cooler
★★★☆☆ Susan Schulman directs, Michael Lichtefeld choreographs seven energetic singer-dancers
Big Apple Circus: It’s Back and Buoyant, with a Message
★★★★☆ The inventive, nonexploitative circus flies high in this, its 45th embodiment.
The Rat Trap: Noël Coward’s First Play Not Yet Up to His Mastery
★★★☆☆ Written at 18, the future master shows early signs fans will appreciate checking out
The Gett: The Epic Story of Creation, Cut Down to Human Size
★★☆☆☆ The entire Judeo-Christian creation myth, wrapped in one woman’s very trying week.
Sandra: A Mystery Tale, Delivered in Storytelling Fashion
★★★☆☆ Marjan Neshat stars in David Cale’s one-person play about a woman who goes to Mexico in search of her missing friend.
Boswell: History Comes to Life, Juicily, in This Clever Bio-Play
★★★☆☆ A rare opportunity to hang out with London’s witty literary crowd, circa 1770.
Camp Siegfried: In Post-Weimar New York, Innocence Lost
★★★☆☆ David Cromer directs Bess Wohl’s intimate account of young love tainted by hateful ideology
Downstate: Bruce Norris’ Bold, Unflinching Look at Child Abusers
★★★★☆ Pam McKinnon directs the attitude-challenging Steppenwolf/National Theatre co-production
Catch as Catch Can: A Comedy-Drama Mostly Worth Catching
★★★☆☆ Clever playwright Mia Chung is aided by director Daniel Aukin and three spirited actors