★★★☆☆ Formerly imprisoned political strategist Hank Morris adds songs to his angry story
Off-Broadway
Baby: Nearly 40 Years Later, the Story Goes On
★★★★☆ The 1983 musical gets a 2021 makeover courtesy of Out of the Box Theatrics
Baby: Charm-filled Maltby-Shire Musical Makes a Welcome Return
★★★☆☆ Out of the Box Theatrics offers a diverse and inclusive redraft of the 1983 parenthood musical
Assassins: Not Throwing Away Their Shots
★★★★☆ The Sondheim-Weidman musical feels newly fresh in the Classic Stage Company revival
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