★★★★★ Bill Irwin, Jessica Hecht and company bring great distinction to the Broadway season
Sommers
Cult of Love: They’ll Be Home for Christmas, If Not So Dreamily
★★★☆☆ Zachary Quinto heads the ensemble for Leslye Headland’s new play
We Are Your Robots: “What do you want, my human friends?”
★★★☆☆ Ethan Lipton and cohorts musically ponder artificial intelligence and other smart matters
The Blood Quilt: Piecing Together a Black Family’s History
★★★☆☆ Lincoln Center Theater produces Katori Hall’s tasty though overstuffed drama
Babe: Sex, Rock and Gen Z in a Tik-Tok Workplace
★★★★☆ Marisa Tomei heads The New Group’s smart staging of Jessica Goldberg’s drama
Tammy Faye: Brit Tuner Sings the Red, White and Boo-Hoo Blues
★★☆☆☆ Elton John’s uninspired score scarcely uplifts a new bio-musical
Maybe Happy Ending: Beguiling Musical Charmer from Korea
★★★★☆ Darren Criss and Helen J Shen star in a bittersweet new musical about bots in love
Give Me Carmelita Tropicana!: Experimental Identities
★★★☆☆ Soho Rep exits its longtime home with an antic tribute to a downtown icon
Gatz: Great Scott!
★★★★★ Elevator Repair Service’s remarkable word-for-word Fitzgerald staging returns to the Public
Another Shot: When Harry Met Rehab
★★★☆☆ Dan Butler plays a nice guy who insists “I don’t need to quit drinking”