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)
• Chinglish (comedy, PG-13, adult subject matter, closes Apr. 29, reviewed here)
• Follies (musical, PG-13, adult subject matter, closes Jan. 22, reviewed here)
• Godspell (musical, G, suitable for children, most performances sold out last week, reviewed here)
• How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (musical, G/PG-13, perfectly fine for children whose parents aren’t actively prudish, reviewed here)
• Other Desert Cities (drama, PG-13, adult subject matter, most performances sold out last week, reviewed here)
• Seminar (serious comedy, PG-13, closes Mar. 4, reviewed here)
• Stick Fly (serious comedy, PG-13, 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)
CLOSING SOON OFF BROADWAY:
• The Cherry Orchard (drama, G, too serious for children, extended through Jan. 8, reviewed here)
• Dancing at Lughnasa (drama, G/PG-13, closes Jan. 15, reviewed here)
• Neighbourhood Watch (serious comedy, PG-13, closes Jan. 1, reviewed here)
GOING ON HIATUS ON BROADWAY:
• Venus in Fur (serious comedy, R, adult subject matter, closes Sunday and reopens Feb. 17, most performances sold out last week, reviewed here)
CLOSING SUNDAY OFF BROADWAY:
• Krapp’s Last Tape (drama, PG-13, absolutely not suitable for children, most performances sold out last week, reviewed here)