★★★☆☆ The holiday favorite returns to Madison Square Garden, with Gavin Lee as the titular grouch
Off-Broadway
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo: Typically Tutu Funny to Describe
★★★★☆ The Trocks spin back for the holidays as en pointe entertaining as ever
Clueless: As If… It Were Still the ’90s
★★★☆☆ Amy Heckerling brings unapologetic nostalgia and joy to a musical adaptation of her ’90s film, featuring Disney star Dove Cameron
Clueless, the Musical: Cher Horowitz Takes Manhattan, Awkwardly
★★★☆☆ Writer-director Amy Heckerling tries turning her classic movie about a ’90 Beverly Hills ‘Emma’ into a musical
Fabulation, or The Re-Education of Undine: Lynn Nottage on a Comic Escapade
★★★★☆ This early play by the two-time Pulitzer-winner is a comedy lark
Fabulation, or The Re-Education of Undine: Facing Your Not-So-Fab Origins
★★★★☆ Playwright Lynn Nottage’s lighter side is nicely served by Signature Theatre’s revival
Noura: On Marriage, Motherhood, Refugees, and Family
★★★★☆ Versatile playwright-performer Heather Raffo continues to explore her Middle Eastern heritage with a Christmas-set family drama
The Jungle: Masterful, Timely, and Devastating Living Theater
★★★★★ This latest excellent UK import brings the European Refugee Crisis to our shores
The Jungle: As the World Burns, These Refugees Still Have Hope
★★★★★ This dynamic, extraordinary British import confronts our global crisis and offers insight but no answers
Slave Play: Gabbing Too Much About Sexual Dysfunction and Racism
★★☆☆☆ Steamy sex scenes evaporate into hot air in newcomer Jeremy O. Harris’ debut drama