★★★★☆ Harrowing story theater featuring high tech sound system simulating a pandemic of a different sort
Off-Broadway
Blindness: Light, Flickering, at the End of a Tunnel
★★★★☆ Simon Stephens’s stark, lyrical adaptation of the novel arrives in New York, for socially distanced audiences
Betty Buckley: Cabaret Artistry at Its Peak
★★★★★ Back in a small room, the Broadway diva is in new voice, adventurous, relaxed
72 Miles to Go: Imperiled DACA Family Close Up
★★★★☆ Hilary Bettis handles a sensitive issue with understanding
72 Miles to Go: A Family Torn by Borders
★★★☆☆ A well-meaning new play documents a family’s struggles after being separated from its undocumented matron
Endlings: Extinction and Creation
★★★★☆ Celine Song’s powerful NYTW debut looks legacy, obligation, pride, and a dying ancient tradition
Unknown Soldier: Unraveling a Century-Spanning Family Drama
★★★☆☆ A new musical by Daniel Goldstein and the late Michael Friedman gets a handsome production at Playwrights Horizons
Mr. Toole: A Creative Life Cut Short, Leaving Love and Anguish Behind
★★★★☆ A new play reflects on a literary hero, and on the toll and rewards of inspiration
The Perplexed: Richard Greenberg Play Perplexes
★★★☆☆ Lynne Meadows directs 10 committed actors with little payoff
The Perplexed: Pretty Pointless
★★☆☆☆ Richard Greenberg writes a play overstuffed with nothing interesting