★★★★☆ The Sondheim-Weidman musical demonstrates new life at Encores! with Raúl Esparza and Brandon Uranowitz leading the way
Off-Broadway
Road Show: Sondheim’s Battling Brothers Are Back, in New Star Turns
★★★★☆ Raúl Esparza, Brandon Uranowitz, and others shine in a concert production of the Stephen Sondheim/John Weidman musical
Broadway Bounty Hunter: Exploiting a Darling Character in Pursuit of Laughs
★★★★☆ A beloved showbiz veteran was born to be adorable in a goofy musical gloss on exploitation flicks
Broadway Bounty Hunter: Annie Golden Nails It
★★★★☆ Annie Golden taps into her badass side in Joe Iconis’ 1970s-inspired musical
Two’s a Crowd: Rita Rudner’s Vegas-Themed Show Busts
★★☆☆☆ Rita Rudner’s innumerable comic gifts are squandered in this musical misfire
the way she spoke: Abuse of Women in Mexico Urgently Exposed
★★★☆☆ Isaac Gomez asks Kate del Castillo and director Jo Bonney to make his overdone drama lucid
Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow: Everything’s Different, Nothing’s Changed
★★★★☆ Halley Feiffer’s outrageous Chekhov update features a crackerjack cast
Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow: Three Sisters, Halley Feiffer Style
★★★★☆ Halley Feiffer writes a love letter to Chekhov’s classic
Mojada: A Medea in the Barrio
★★★☆☆ Luis Alfaro puts a modern, Latin twist on a classic Greek tragedy
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