★★★☆☆ Irish siblings bicker and banter in an amusing but unremarkable black comedy
Off-Broadway
The Fever: Wallace Shawn Wags His Finger, Again
★★★☆☆ Lili Taylor plays Shawn’s tortured traveler in a revival of the Obie Award-winning play
Letters of Suresh: An Ode to an All-But-Forgotten Art Form
★★★☆☆ Rajiv Joseph’s new play explores the confessional power of the pen and paper
Letters of Suresh: The Importance of Letter-Writing Admirably Proclaimed
★★★★☆ Rajiv Joseph’s spiritual play with completely in-tune director May Adrales and cast, featuring Ramiz Monsef
Persuasion: Jane Austen’s Last Novel Takes the Stage Running
★★☆☆☆ Bedlam’s Eric Tucker and adapter Sarah Rose Kearns turn a classic into a romp, obliviously
A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet: Looking for “One Hit Song”
★★★☆☆ Bryonha Marie Parham shines as a pop star searching for a comeback in this showbiz-centered musical
A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet: Two Songwriters Go for That Top 40 Hit
★★★☆☆ The 80-minuter asks the musical question about where chart-topping songs can start their climb
Only an Octave Apart: Justin Vivian Bond/Anthony Roth Costanzo a Duo Wow
★★★★☆ The seemingly unlikely team in seemingly unlikely mash-ups makes everything indisputably likely
Sanctuary City: Home Is Where the Hurt Is
★★★★★ Young immigrants search for love and belonging, under duress, in Martyna Majok’s shattering new play
Sanctuary City: Sizzling Actors and Creative Team Enliven Majok Drama
★★★☆☆ The Pulitzer Prize-winner looks at young hopefuls facing today’s odds