★★★☆☆ Actors manage to shine despite directorial gimmickry in Robert O’Hara’s new revival of the Lorraine Hansberry classic
Off-Broadway
Candida: Revisiting an Early Shavian Heroine, and Her Motley Crew of Admirers
★★★★☆ Gingold Theatrical Group presents a broadly funny new take on Shaw’s satire
Montag: A Female Odd Couple Sits Out a Crisis
★★★☆☆ Two women barricade themselves against the outside world and seek refuge in one another’s company.
F*ck7thGrade: Singer/songwriter Jill Sobule recalls that trying time
★★★★☆ Relive the agonies of your first romantic entanglements — prompted by an extraordinarily honest and insightful sympathizer.
Chester Bailey: A Civilian Casualty of World War II
★★★★☆ Reed and Ephraim Birney (father and son) recreate a doctor-patient relationship from 1945 that delivers equal parts shock and awe.
Wuthering Heights: Happily a Bit Extra
★★★★☆ The course of true love endures some rough — but riveting — turns in Emma Rice’s imaginative musical rendering.
My Window — A Journey Through Life: Melissa Etheridge’s Solo Autobiographical Musical Show
★★★☆☆ The Grammy and Oscar-winning pop star performs an evening of storytelling and music.
Everything’s Fine: Recollections of A Teacher’s Pet, Horrific and Kindly Rendered
★★★★☆ Writer and actor Douglas McGrath, under John Lithgow’s direction, exudes humility and empathy in this one-man play
Everything’s Fine: Douglas McGrath’s Tonally Problematic One-Man Play
★★★☆☆ The Oscar-nominated screenwriter and playwright relates his experiences growing up in rural Texas in this autobiographical solo piece directed by John Lithgow.
peerless: College Admissions Today Get an Overextended Close-Up
★★★☆☆ Asian twins decide homicide is the best way to obtain higher-level education