★★★★☆ Holland Taylor and Ana Villafañe empower Mario Correa’s dramedy, directed by Diane Paulus
Off-Broadway
Cats—The Jellicle Ball: ALW in the House
★★★★☆ The category is…reinvention. The 1982 Andrew Lloyd Webber–T.S. Eliot musical is moving to a fresh new beat.
Appraisal: Jousting Over the Office Desk, with Laughs
★★★★☆ Tim Marriott’s deft one-act is well played by the author and Alex Sunderhaus
Pre-Existing Condition: Healing Only Teases Abused Young Woman
★★★★☆ Acclaimed actor Marin Ireland writes acclaim-worthy play, Maria Dizzia directs
Pre-Existing Condition: Confessional, Challenging, and Curative
★★★★☆ Actor-turned-playwright Marin Ireland, director Maria Dizzia, and creative consultant Anne Kauffman team up for a confessional drama
Dark Noon: American Wild West in Dark South African View
★★★★☆ Tue Biering directs an energetic septet in sprawling comment on Wild West wins and losses
The Welkin: Meet the Real Housewives of 1759
★★☆☆☆ Sandra Oh leads a dozen women through miserable times
Titanic: A Tale of Doomed Dreams and Hubris Rises Anew
★★★★★ Director Anne Kauffman and a starry, supple cast breathe new life into the ’90s musical epic
Titanic: Smooth Sailing as the Band Plays On
★★★★☆ Maury Yeston’s remarkable score is given a ravishing hearing at Encores
Breaking the Story: War is Hell, and So is Remembering It
★★★☆☆ Maggie Siff plays a former war correspondent suffering from PTSD in Alexis Scheer’s play receiving its world premiere at Second Stage.