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BROADWAY

•  Aladdin  || ★★★★☆ Elysa Gardner
•  & Juliet  || ★★★★☆ Melissa Rose Bernardo | ★★★★☆ Frank Scheck
•  Buena Vista Social Club  || ★★★★★ Bob Verini | ★★★★☆ Michael Sommers
•  Chicago
•  Hadestown  || ★★★★☆ Elysa Gardner | ★★★★☆ Michael Sommers
•  Hamilton
•  Harry Potter and the Cursed Child  || ★★★★☆ Steven Suskin | ★★★★☆ Elysa Gardner
•  Just in Time  || ★★★★☆ Melissa Rose Bernardo | ★★★★☆ Frank Scheck
•  Maybe Happy Ending  || ★★★★☆ Melissa Rose Bernardo | ★★★★★ Michael Sommers
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  MJ  || ★★★☆☆ Jesse Oxfeld | ★★★☆☆ Elysa Gardner
•  Moulin Rouge!  || ★★★★★ Melissa Rose Bernardo | ★★★★☆ Jesse Oxfeld
•  Oh, Mary!  || ★★★★☆ Bob Verini | ★★☆☆☆ Michael Sommers 
•  Operation Mincemeat  || ★★★★☆ David Finkle | ★★★★☆ Michael Sommers
•  Ragtime || ★★★★★ Melissa Rose Bernardo | ★★★★★ Roma Torre
•  Schmigadoon!  || ★★★★☆ Michael Sommers | ★★★★☆ Bob Verini
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  Six  || ★★★★★ Melissa Rose Bernardo | ★★★★★ Steven Suskin
•  Stranger Things: The First Shadow || ★★★★☆ Bob Verini | ★★★☆☆ David Finkle
•  The Book of Mormon
•  The Great Gatsby  || ★★★☆☆  Sandy MacDonald | ★★☆☆☆  David Finkle
•  The Lion King  || ★★★★★ Steven Suskin | ★★★☆☆ Jesse Oxfeld
•  The Lost Boys  || ★★★☆☆ Frank Scheck | ★★★☆☆ Roma Torre 
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The Outsiders  || ★★★★☆ Roma Torre |★★★☆☆ Frank Scheck
•  The Rocky Horror Show  || ★★☆☆☆ Michael Sommers | ★★☆☆☆ Bob Verini
•  Titanique  ||
★★★☆☆ Michael Sommers | ★★☆☆☆ David Finkle
•  Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) ||
★★★★☆Frank Scheck | ★★★★☆ David Finkle
•  Wicked

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The Winter’s Tale: Shakespeare’s Romance Right for Summer

By David Finkle

★★★★★ Daniel Sullivan directs with his standard skill, Raúl Esparza, Lily Rabe head superb cast

An American Daughter: Wendy Wasserstein’s Play Shows Its Age

By Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Jean Lichty plays the title role in this unevenly acted revival also featuring Montego Glover and Robert Sean Leonard

An American Daughter: Wendy Wasserstein Revival Falters

By David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ The swift-tongued playwright takes on a flawed powerful woman, Sarna Lapine directs

Casey Likes: Back to the Past, as a Young’un Remembers It

By Elysa Gardner

The rising Broadway star traces his young life and career through music, with nods to classic rock, Alan Menken, and the Jonas Brothers

CRITICS' PICKS

Just in Time: Jeremy Jordan Will Be Your Bobby Darin From Now On

★★★★☆ Replacing Jonathan Groff, the Broadway veteran delivers a stellar turn in the musical that merits a repeat viewing.

The Saviors: What Would Jesus Do?

★★★★☆ Writer Bubba Weiler and director Jack Serio offer a tender drama of faith and friendship

Giulia The Poison Queen of Palermo: Pure Theatrical Alchemy

★★★★★ Death really does become her, as the writer, composer and star - Jennifer Nettles - serves up a killer new musical.

women of Birthright

Birthright: Six Characters in Search of a Common Ground

★★★★☆ Politics underscore but don’t overpower the character-driven epic from Jonathan Spector

Melanie Moore in Black Swan. Photo by Hawver and Hall

From Cambridge, MA: Black Swan, Tu-Tu Thrilling

★★★★☆ Classy musicalization of a psychosexual cinethriller uses human and technical legerdemain to spellbind

Death of a Salesman: More Relevant Than Ever

★★★★★ Nathan Lane, Laurie Metcalf and Christopher Abbott star in Joe Mantello's emotionally searing revival.

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