Here’s my list of recommended Broadway, off-Broadway, and out-of-town shows, updated weekly. In all cases, I gave these shows favorable reviews (if sometimes qualifiedly so) in The Wall Street Journal when they opened. For more information, click on the title.
BROADWAY:
• Anything Goes (musical, G/PG-13, mildly adult subject matter that will be unintelligible to children, closes Apr. 29, most performances sold out last week, reviewed here)
• Follies (musical, PG-13, adult subject matter, closes Jan. 22, reviewed here)
• How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (musical, G/PG-13, perfectly fine for children whose parents aren’t actively prudish, most performances sold out last week, reviewed here)
• Man and Boy (drama, PG-13, closes Nov. 27, most performances sold out last week, reviewed here)
OFF BROADWAY:
• Avenue Q (musical, R, adult subject matter and one show-stopping scene of puppet-on-puppet sex, reviewed here)
• The Fantasticks (musical, G, suitable for children capable of enjoying a love story, reviewed here)
• Million Dollar Quartet (jukebox musical, G, off-Broadway remounting of Broadway production, original run reviewed here)
IN GLENCOE, ILLINOIS:
• The Real Thing (serious comedy, PG-13, closes Nov. 20, reviewed here)
CLOSING SOON IN ASHLAND, OREGON:
• August: Osage County (drama, PG-13/R, closes Nov. 5, reviewed here)
• Julius Caesar (Shakespeare, PG-13, closes Nov. 6, reviewed here)
• Measure for Measure (Shakespeare, PG-13, closes Nov. 6, reviewed here)
CLOSING NEXT WEEK OFF BROADWAY:
• Lemon Sky (drama, PG-13/R, adult subject matter, closes Oct. 22, reviewed here)
CLOSING SUNDAY IN NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT:
• Molly Sweeney (drama, G, too serious for children, New Haven remounting of off-Broadway production, original run reviewed here)
CLOSING SUNDAY IN WASHINGTON, D.C.:
• The Habit of Art (serious comedy, R, adult subject matter, reviewed here)