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 Aug. 5, reviewed here)
• The Best Man (drama, PG-13, closes Sept. 9, most performances sold out last week, reviewed here)
• Evita (musical, PG-13, most performances sold out last week, reviewed here)
• Once (musical, G/PG-13, all 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)
• Tribes (drama, PG-13, closes Sept. 2, reviewed here)
IN CHICAGO:
• Freud’s Last Session (drama, PG-13, restaging of off-Broadway production, closes Sept. 2, reviewed here)
CLOSING NEXT WEEK IN CHICAGO:
• Floyd Collins (musical, G, very problematic for children, closes July 15, reviewed here)
CLOSING NEXT WEEK IN PASADENA, CALIF.:
• Jitney (drama, PG-13, transfer of South Coast Repertory revival, closes July 15, original run reviewed here)
CLOSING NEXT WEEK IN PITTSFIELD, MASS.:
• Fiddler on the Roof (musical, G, closes July 14, reviewed here)