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:
• Bring It On (musical, G, closes Jan. 20, 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 Jan. 6, reviewed here)
IN NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, ONTARIO:
• Misalliance (serious comedy, G/PG-13, far too talky for children, closes Oct. 27, reviewed here)
• Present Laughter (comedy, PG-13, closes Oct. 28, reviewed here)
CLOSING NEXT WEEK IN EAST HADDAM, CONN.:
• Carousel (musical, G, closes Sept. 29, reviewed here)
CLOSING SUNDAY OFF BROADWAY:
• The Train Driver (drama, PG-13, reviewed here)