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:
• Angels in America (two-part drama, R, alternating in repertory, closes July 15, reviewed here)
• The Band’s Visit (musical, PG-13, nearly all shows sold out last week, reviewed here)
• Dear Evan Hansen (musical, PG-13, all shows sold out last week, reviewed here)
• Hamilton (musical, PG-13, Broadway transfer of off-Broadway production, all shows sold out last week, reviewed here)
• The Iceman Cometh (drama, PG-13, most shows sold out last week, closes July 1, reviewed here)
• My Fair Lady (musical, G, all shows sold out last week, reviewed here)
OFF BROADWAY:
• Symphonie Fantastique (abstract underwater puppet show, G, closes July 15, reviewed here)
CLOSING NEXT WEEK ON BROADWAY:
• Three Tall Women (drama, PG-13, all shows sold out last week, closes June 24, reviewed here)
CLOSING NEXT WEEK IN CHICAGO:
• Macbeth (Shakespeare, PG-13, remounting of Two River Theater Company production, closes June 24, original production reviewed here)
CLOSING NEXT WEEK IN EAST HADDAM, CONN.:
• The Will Rogers Follies (musical, G, closes June 21, reviewed here)
CLOSING SUNDAY ON BROADWAY:
• Travesties (serious comedy, PG-13, reviewed here)
CLOSING SUNDAY OFF BROADWAY:
• Our Lady of 121st Street (serious comedy, PG-13, reviewed here)
