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, extended through Sept. 9, most performances sold out last week, reviewed here)
• Godspell (musical, G, suitable for children, 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)
• 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, most performances sold out last week, 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)
IN SAN DIEGO:
• Dividing the Estate (drama, PG-13, remounting of Broadway production, adult subject matter, closes Feb. 12, reviewed here)
IN SANTA MONICA:
• Our Town (drama, G, remounting of off-Broadway production, suitable for mature children, closes Feb. 12, original run reviewed here)
CLOSING NEXT WEEK ON BROADWAY:
• Chinglish (comedy, PG-13, adult subject matter, closes Jan. 29, reviewed here)
CLOSING NEXT WEEK OFF BROADWAY:
• Dancing at Lughnasa (drama, G/PG-13, closes Jan. 29, reviewed here)
CLOSING SUNDAY IN FORT MYERS, FLA.:
• God of Carnage (serious comedy, PG-13, reviewed here)
CLOSING SUNDAY ON BROADWAY:
• Follies (musical, PG-13, adult subject matter, closes Jan. 22, most performances sold out last week, reviewed here)