★★★☆☆ Samuel D. Hunter delivers a significant though flawed American drama
Sommers
The Illusionists: They’ve Got Magic to Do
★★★☆☆ Six magicians conjure up tricks for the family crowd
Fefu and Her Friends: Still Ahead of Its Time
★★★☆☆ An unorthodox 1977 drama on feminist themes is revived by Theatre for a New Audience
The Underlying Chris: What We Share in Our World
★★★★☆ Will Eno thoughtfully explores the human essentials in his latest play
The Crucible: Boils Over Again In a Hot and Timely Staging
★★★★☆ Bedlam removes the frame from Arthur Miller’s drama about another witch hunt
A Christmas Carol: Spooked By the Past
★★★☆☆ A chilly Campbell Scott plays Scrooge in a grim rendition of the holiday classic
The Inheritance: Gay Times in America, Then and Now
★★★★☆ Some fine acting and a sterling staging lend credence to a classy gay soap opera by Matthew Lopez
The Radio City Christmas Spectacular: A Perennial That Lives Up to Its Name
★★★★☆ The Rockettes dance through the 87th annual edition of a New York City classic
Cyrano: A New Musical Based on an 1897 Classic Comes Up Short
★★★☆☆ Peter Dinklage plays the title role in The New Group’s world premiere
Dr. Ride’s American Beach House: Unsaid Feelings Vibrate Up on the Roof
★★★★☆ Liza Birkenmeier’s sensitive new drama studies lesbian mindsets of yesteryear