UPDATE: All Broadway shows have now been closed because of coronavirus, as have the two off-Broadway shows listed below. Watch this space for information about reopenings.
* * *
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.
* * *
ON BROADWAY:
• Dear Evan Hansen (musical, PG-13, virtually all shows sold out last week, reviewed here) • Girl From the North Country (Bob Dylan jukebox musical, PG-13, reviewed here) • Hadestown (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)* * *
CLOSING SOON OFF BROADWAY:
• The Hot Wing King (serious comedy, PG-13, closes Mar. 22, reviewed here)* * *
CLOSING SUNDAY ON BROADWAY:
• A Soldier’s Play (drama, PG-13, all shows sold out last week, reviewed here)* * *
CLOSING SUNDAY OFF BROADWAY:
• Blues for an Alabama Sky (drama, PG-13, reviewed here)