★★★☆☆ A smart topical comedy outshines lesser works in an annual off-Broadway festival
Off-Broadway
Love, Noël: Steve Ross, KT Sullivan Honor the Great Coward
★★★★★ Charlotte Moore directs the praise-worthy Barry Day-devised-and-written compilation
Love, Noël: Letters, and Songs, from a Master
★★★★☆ Cabaret luminaries Steve Ross and KT Sullivan honor a legendary Coward
Rinse, Repeat: The Vicious Circle of Eating Disorders
★★★☆☆ Domenica Feraud’s ambitious drama ultimately crumbles under the weight of its good intentions
Rinse, Repeat: Regarding a Family’s Cycle of Eating Disorders
★★★☆☆ A new play about dangerous eating habits scarcely satisfies as a family drama
#DateMe An OKCupid Experiment: Comic Robyn Lynne Norris Has Only OK Dating Flings
★★☆☆☆ Audience members get to participate in the six-actor send-up, directed and choreographed by Lorin Latarro
The Black Clown: Black Existence in a White World
★★★★★ An obscure Langston Hughes poem is brilliantly transfigured into epic musical theater
Little Gem: Mothers and Daughters Tell Their Stories at Irish Rep
★★★★☆ Marsha Mason anchors an intimate Irish drama that lives up to its title
Little Gem: Three Generations in One Family Work It All Out
★★★★☆ Elaine Murphy’s engaging play features Marsha Mason, Brenda Meany, and Lauren O’Leary
Road Show: Sondheim’s Road Trip Musical Finally Lands
★★★★☆ The Sondheim-Weidman musical demonstrates new life at Encores! with Raúl Esparza and Brandon Uranowitz leading the way