★★★★☆ Jesse Tyler Ferguson superbly embodies the colorful author in this intimate revival of Jay Presson Allen’s play
Off-Broadway
The Wild Party: Midnight Special
★★★★☆ Jasmine Amy Rogers, Jordan Donica, and Tonya Pinkins lead a terrific ensemble in Michael John LaChiusa’s musical of Roaring ’20s madness
Ulster American: Irish Rep’s Scalding Satire Pulls No Punches
★★★★☆ David Ireland’s black comedy fires verbal bullets at celebrity culture with brutal precision
Ulster American: Satirical Savagery
★★★☆☆ Matthew Broderick stars as a clueless film idol in Irish Rep’s U.S. premiere of a prickly comedy
Antigone (this play I read in high school): Reclaiming the Heroine’s Voice
★★★★☆ The Public Theater premieres Anna Ziegler’s new version of a very old story
Cold War Choir Practice: Nuclear Fears, Played for Laughs and Songs
★★★★☆ A young girl gets involved in Cold War-era espionage in Ro Reddick’s farcical play with music
Cold War Choir Practice: Choir’s Under-Rehearsed, Over-Rehearsed
★★☆☆☆ Ro Reddick’s Susan Smith Blackburn prize play with music, directed by Knud Adams
Zack: Another Oldie But Goodie From the Mint Theater
★★★★☆ A lesser known romcom from the author of Hobson’s Choice
Burnout Paradise: Madhouse Multitasking
★★★★☆ Audience participation is welcomed in a comical endurance contest
What We Did Before Our Moth Days: Quiet Delivery Masks Emotional Turbulence
★★★★☆ Andre Gregory directs a terrific cast in the latest drama from the author of “The Designated Mourner” and “Aunt Dan and Lemon”