★★★☆☆ Luis Alfaro puts a modern, Latin twist on a classic Greek tragedy
Off-Broadway
Mojada: Medea Remade as a Sorrowful Stranger in a Strange Land
★★☆☆☆ A modern variation on the Medea legend sadly depicts the enchantress as an undocumented immigrant
The Rolling Stone: Gathering Moss, and Facing Danger, in Uganda
★★★★☆ A vital and harrowing new play by Chris Urch looks at a young Ugandan man’s struggle to conceal his homosexuality
The Rolling Stone: Fear and Loathing in Uganda
★★★★☆ A worthy drama imported from England tersely relates hateful happenings in Uganda
The Bacchae: Women Go Powerfully Wild in a Refreshed Classic
★★★★☆ Classical Theatre of Harlem offers an exuberant staging of an ancient Greek drama
Promenade: Al Carmines, Maria Irene Fornés Commit the Perfect Tuner
★★★★★ An over-the-top universe, directed by Laurie Woolery and choreographed by Hope Boykin
Promenade: Musical Whatnot Charms After 50 Years, Intermittently
★★★☆☆ Encores! Off-Center spotlights composer Al Carmines in this fascinatingly absurdist musical
Twohander: Sherie Rene Scott & Leo Norbert Butz Are Friends(?) in Song
★★★★☆ Dick Scanlan directs, Todd Almond music directs a longed-for, honest show-biz reunion
Rock of Ages: I Hate Myself for Loving You
★★★☆☆ A decade after its first air guitar riff, the hair-metal jukebox musical is back—and it’s still nothin’ but a good time
Dragon Spring Phoenix Rise: Kung Phooey Doings at The Shed
★☆☆☆☆ The latest commissioned endeavor in the Hudson Yards arts space is an incredible mishmash of martial arts, pop songs, and a silly story