★★☆☆☆ Bedlam’s Eric Tucker and adapter Sarah Rose Kearns turn a classic into a romp, obliviously
Off-Broadway
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
The Last of the Love Letters: A Stunning Look at Love’s Ups and Downs
★★★★☆ Ngozi Anyanwu’s trenchant relationships probe, with Daniel J. Watts and the author giving indelible performances
What Happened? The Michaels Abroad: From Richard Nelson, More Food for the Soul
★★★★★ The playwright and director completes his Rhinebeck Panorama with a typically nourishing, and trenchant, work.
What Happened? The Michaels Abroad: Despair, Dread, Dance, and Lasagna
★★★★★ Richard Nelson triumphantly completes his Rhinebeck Panorama, with Maryann Plunkett and Jay O. Sanders leading the troupe
Merry Wives: Rambunctious Romp from The Public
★★★★☆ Playwright Jocelyn Bioh and director Saheem Ali bring Falstaffian hijinks to Shakespeare in the Park