★★★★☆ The Sondheim-Weidman musical feels newly fresh in the Classic Stage Company revival
Off-Broadway
Assassins: Taking Aim but Missing the Mark
★★★☆☆ John Doyle’s revival of the Sondheim-Weidman musical is well performed but brutally heavy-handed
Nollywood Dreams: Hilarious Show Business Comedy, Nigerian Style
★★★★☆ Jocelyn Bioh’s new comedy uses the Nigerian film industry as a backdrop for show business satire.
Nollywood Dreams: Jocelyn Bioh’s Laughalot Comedy About the Nigerian Film Industry
★★★★☆ Saheem Ali directs a hot cast in a sitcom/rom-com that brings back lightweight fare just when needed
Trevor: A Boy and His Diva
★★★★☆ The Oscar-winning short film becomes a buoyant musical, in which Diana Ross looms large
Trevor: Oscar-Winning Short Film Turns Into Overlong Musical
★★★☆☆ Story which spearheaded The Trevor Project comes to the musical comedy stage
Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord: Performance Artist Wong Sews Masks Powerfully
★★★★☆ Founding a mask-making aggregate gives the activist incentive for excoriating the nation’s Pandemic response
The Visitor: Good Intentions Don’t Always Pay Off, in Life or Musical Theater
★★★☆☆ David Hyde Pierce stars in this musical adaptation of the 2007 film, featuring a score by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey
The Visitor: A Screen-to-Stage Show That Never Rises Above Mediocre
★★★☆☆ The musical version of Tom McCarthy’s 2007 film expands its view but loses its heart
Morning Sun: Simon Stephens Salutes Three Generations of Strong New York Women
★★★★☆ Blair Brown, Edie Falco, and Marin Ireland play mother, daughter, granddaughter, and many more in an affecting new drama