★★★☆☆ Edie Falco, Blair Brown, and Marin Ireland star in Simon Stephens’ time-shifting drama about three generations of women.
Off-Broadway
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992: Anna Deavere Smith’s Stage Documentary Brilliantly Back
★★★★★ Taibi Magar directs a versatile five-member cast in a harsh look at racism then and now
The Woman in Black: A Satisfying Victorian Creepshow
★★★☆☆ Susan Hill’s cozy ghost story gets a cozy mounting in a cozy pub
Mrs. Warren’s Profession: Shaw’s Steadfast Feminism Tidily Displayed
★★★★☆ Gingold Theatrical Group’s David Staller capably directs a Shavian cast, featuring Karen Ziemba and Robert Cuccioli
Fairycakes: Undercooked Shakespeare-Meets-Disney Concoction
★★☆☆☆ The new play from fairytale-loving Douglas Carter Beane lacks the magic touch
Fairycakes: You’ll Be Desperate to Get Out of These Woods
★★☆☆☆ Douglas Carter Beane’s comedy, featuring a formidable cast, mashes up Shakespeare and fairy tales and does neither any favors.
Autumn Royal: An Earthbound Play About Homebound Siblings
★★★☆☆ Irish siblings bicker and banter in an amusing but unremarkable black comedy
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