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:
• Dear Evan Hansen (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)
IN EAST HADDAM, CONN.:
• Oklahoma! (musical, G/PG-13, closes Sept. 27, reviewed here)
IN NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, ONTARIO:
• Dancing at Lughnasa (drama, G/PG-13, closes Oct. 15, reviewed here)
• The Madness of George III (drama, G/PG-13, closes Oct. 15, reviewed here)
CLOSING SOON ON BROADWAY:
• Groundhog Day (musical, G/PG-13, closes Sept. 17, reviewed here)
CLOSING NEXT WEEK OFF BROADWAY:
• Hamlet (Shakespeare, PG-13, closes Sept. 3, reviewed here)
CLOSING NEXT WEEK IN GARRISON, N.Y.:
• Pride and Prejudice (comedy, G, closes Sept. 4, reviewed here)
CLOSING SUNDAY IN PETERBOROUGH, N.H.:
• The Doctor’s Dilemma (Shaw, PG-13, reviewed here)
CLOSING SATURDAY IN GARRISON, N.Y.:
• Twelfth Night (Shakespeare, PG-13, reviewed here)