★★★★☆ Comedian/actress Sarah Silverman co-wrote the book and lyrics for this new musical based on her best-selling memoir.
Off-Broadway
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
Who Killed My Father: A Gregarious Gay Son Faces His Macho Dad and the World
★★★☆☆ Edouard Louis adapts his tough memoir about a troubled boyhood, Thomas Ostermeier directing
Belfast Girls: Five Irish Orphans Brave the 1850 High Seas
★★★★☆ Taki McGarrick’s eye-opening historical play, directed by Nicola Murphy, with a quintet of superlative actors
Belfast Girls: The Pluck of the Irish
★★★☆☆ Jacki McCarrick revisits an underexplored chapter in Irish, and women’s, history
Exception to the Rule: Porch Kid Meets Street Kids
★★★☆☆ Dave Harris’s follow-up to ‘Tango & Bones’ is entertaining, sobering and ultimately frustrating
Golden Shield: Foiled by Its Own Ambitions
★★★☆☆ Anchuli Felicia King’s drama deals with corporate, legal and international intrigue.