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:
• Cabaret (musical, PG-13/R, virtually all performances sold out last week, closes Mar. 29, reviewed here)
• A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder (musical, PG-13, most performances sold out last week, reviewed here)
• It’s Only a Play (comedy, PG-13/R, most performances sold out last week, extended through June 7, reviewed here)
• Matilda (musical, G, some performances sold out last week, reviewed here)
• Les Misérables (musical, G, too long and complicated for young children, reviewed here)
• On the Town (musical, G, contains double entendres that will not be intelligible to children, reviewed here)
OFF BROADWAY:
• The Fantasticks (musical, G, suitable for children capable of enjoying a love story, reviewed here)
IN SARASOTA, FLA.:
• The Matchmaker (romantic farce, G, closes Apr. 11, reviewed here)
CLOSING SOON ON BROADWAY:
• The Elephant Man (drama, PG-13, contains partial nudity, all performances sold out last week, closes Feb. 21, reviewed here)
CLOSING NEXT WEEK IN CAMBRIDGE, MASS.:
• Saint Joan (drama, PG-13, remounting of off-Broadway production, closes Feb. 8, original production reviewed here)
CLOSING SATURDAY IN FORT MYERS, FLA.:
• One Slight Hitch (comedy, PG-13, reviewed here)